more like a jumbled thought.

how far can you go without...

  

getting burned. making a mistake. getting hurt. losing it all?

how far is;

five steps. one yes. one no. three miles.

a nod, a shake of the head.

how much can you lose..

with a smile. a frown. a distinct movement. the wrong decision.

nothing. a lifetime. a minute. a second.

and

who will you disappoint, who will you please...

with that one decision. that one smile. that one shake of the head.

those five steps. those three miles.

that forever changed, that minutely affected, lifetime, minute, or second.

because we're all playing with fire, and we all want to know.

how far is too far. how close is too close?

and

what can i do without getting burned?

it's not really a poem. just a jumbled up thought. this thing called 'thinking' causes them.

it's not really a good jumbled up thought even.