Culpable

we all 

know how it feels

when the world 

won’t meet your eyes

or turns its shoulder

so it is looking

past you

or invites 

other people 

to its parties

the universe is a 

cold place

and sometimes it  

freezes you 

out 

you must have 

asked for the wrong 

delights

or been 

in the wrong place

at the wrong 

time