Rose and Grey Disposes

Misguided still means guided

Somewhere, still means. So many

Implicated things. Someone

Or something is misguiding.

Misguidance is destructive,

The opposite of guidance,

Leading away, possibly

Deliberately, even

Maliciously, but also

Possibly by innocent

Mistake. The meaning doesn’t

Shrink with the added prefix.

To guide’s a verb. Misguided

Is an entire narrative,

A one-word biography.

Intent comes into question,

Also gullibility.

It’s why moths make metaphors

Clear enough to tire of them.

You know why the light matters,

More or less—you understand

The nature of the mistake,

As far as the light’s concerned,

But the dive into the pyre,

The last embrace is baffling.

You assume it means something

Overrides preservation.

You half-imply an agent,

A guide, whether malicious

Or mistaken, since what life

Would be so self-destructive

Unless misled? Your street lamps

Gather more uncounted dead.