Under a starless sky
I inch forward
Between heart stopping sweeps
Of an outpost searchlight
Darkness
A few inches more
Stillness
An explosion of light
Darkness
Darkness
A few inches more
Stillness
An explosion of light
Darkness
Shadow event
Captured in light
Held in coloured silver
On fading film
With light and mass
We shape the world
For beauty’s sake
I love the way
Mind renders lines
To pleasure me
A pattern played
Their brightness seized
Turned back on them
A harsher light
By broken souls
Who feed on other’s weakness
I close my eyes
And dream of sky
Pretend there’s green
Hear the song
Feel the breeze
And the sun’s blue rays
The details lost
No greys or shadows
The colours lost
No textured nuance
And it occurs to me
The same thing happens
When I shine the light too hard
On the truths I’m seeking
But at the edge
Brief silhouette
As sunlight rages
And resists
Breathe
Like coming up for air
In the tumult
Of crashing surf
Before the wave
Takes me under