- in the dark: when all we have is shadows -

this is escapism
from the way your eyes might look
contained by light’s emergence
from a bathroom door somewhere
a mellow-yellowy scatter
to be
oh so very fond of

can you believe
that this is the first time
i thought of you
without the light of day
moving through the shades?

i scare myself
into thinking that
this is too good
of any one thing
to be true

this is the barest
i’ve ever been

will i break or bend,
lose
or win?