Darkness Darkens

Encircled by clouds one shade below black

My soul searches for breathable air

My heart lingers in the gutter of lies

And procrastination warms my head;

Desperation falls from my shoulders

Like a prostitute disrobing for the first time,

Bedroom eyes of brown stare off into the

Distance that time brought so close;

Thunderous moans gasp from the sky

The clouds part like legs for the lightning

Reaching up into the heavens as if

Needing more than it’s been given;

Twelve Magnolias stand twelve feet apart

Each display twelve blooms on twelve limbs

Twelve dead leafs lay on the ground

Under each of the twelve struck trees;

Smiles seen in the shadows of bushes

All but disappear as the day turns to night

And the night darkens the day, leaving

Us with premature darkness all around.

4 Aug 19