Drug Interaction

The chase, he says, the chase is
what’s most exhilarating. 

Try it,
if only for the weediness of it —

how it leads you
from the trimmed lawns
and edged paths
out to the cattails
left neglected by the waterside,

out into the weeds and mushy ground
where you’ve always wanted to seek things out.

Try it, like you would
a rollercoaster.
It’s the loveliest fear by far
that you might lose yourself
in the wonder of what might happen
if a bolt comes loose or a memory
breaks rogue-free
while you’re out there.

Try it,
I’ve opened my hand to you, he says.
Take it,
or don’t;

the moment of choice,
of knowing there is a choice
and agreeing to choose,

will be more important than what you actually choose.