ode to rules

for their ability to be broken

without them what would we have

to shatter

to dodge

to skillfully circumnavigate

without them

no problems

no trouble?

with them …

chaos

anarchy

solace for those

who need to find a branch

to grab onto in this

waterfall of a world

but some of us

know

it is sometimes better

to battle

the raging, rushing, roiling current