It is said by some that there are rules of engagement present in all form of combat & love / subsequent to that misconception I find a blank page spreading before my very eyes / there is a tub of ink in the corner and an unsigned check wallowing behind the curtains drawn ahalf / the future is somewhere out there waiting for the sleeping beauty that I am not / I am not her in truth but I once planned our wedding / like I once walked the halls of fortunes where now only scars are resting / a reminder of the torture / of my involvement in a life less ordinary / in truth / a life less than / a life less / a life / a … / … / a dotted remainder of what could have been / had I only understood the rules of the game