Wires

Twisting and weaving,
The lines conducting
Everything you need

To know, everything
You need to send off,
Constrained and focused,

As little leaking
As possible so
That repetition

Doesn’t exhaust them—
Can you see them rope,
Can you feel them there,

The narrow highways,
The nervous system,
Terribly nervous,

Entangling mere air?
Sitting beside them,
Watching the traffic,

You wayside demon,
You insulation,
Who ends in who cares.