Protocol

And what does one do?

When there is protocol

When there are rules

When there are boundaries

Don't expect

Don't try, don't think

Don't fly

Ruins and spoils

perfectly good moments

And conditions bind

Till only the scars remain

And when one questions

there is hedging around

And distractions

and change of topics

Who needs such conditions

Better to live and live the way

you want to, you wish to

And "keep your options open"

Or rather, keep them closed

And live..since others can't dictate that

Or steal that right away from you