lead

one drink can turn into five
and five can lead to an angry missive
or a reckless sexual encounter
that was never worth your time
but its so much easier to give your body
in place of your heart
in lieu of your mind
its celebrated here in fact
but you all already knew that.

one touch can lead to a kiss
can lead to a broken condom
left unnoticed
or at the very least
unmentioned
leading to...
leading to...
one touch can lead to a longing
an overwhelming desire
manifested with a deadpan
consumer consumption
or mindless Internet stalking
over analyze agonizing
and dreams of a different life.

one friend can lead to another
one gift opens one more blessing
one celebration can lead to a dance
to a drink to a smoke to
one late night fuck
and sometimes
just sometimes
to one hearts door
opening leading into anothers
beyond all comprehensible sense of knowing
of being known
the essence of
wonderment
of vast imagination

one silence can lead to many
to moments too rich to share
we know more about the stars
than we do about love
yet the stars in the moonlight
can lead just to that