i don’t pay attention
to the lines
i color where i want to
bold strokes and mismatched
splash, dash, and crash
and burn, most times
i am inappropriate
wanting it all
willing to reach for it
hands swollen and scarred
for the many rules and rulers
telling me
how inappropriate
i am
it is inappropriate
not to care
for the labels
to just care
for people
for life
for living
for loving
i am inappropriate
abnormal and lacking
too loud, too intense
too much, too often
everyone says so
it must be true, right?