The deceit of dusk
A dim shroud to hide behind
As I slip away

The deceit of dusk
A dim shroud to hide behind
As I slip away
Suffocating fug
Creeping between chinks and cracks
I seal myself in
Squint through the half light
Seek and search for the half rhyme
Is this a half life?
As a beating heart
This life newly emerging
Shines through your soft skin
You may never know
Which journey will be your last
Brambles overgrow
My many mistakes
Replayed, repeated, now
Gather dusky dust
A dusky veil hangs
Clouding over my own heart
Hidden from myself
Hazy twilight glow
Dew settles on the meadow
They never grow old
Under the briar
Creeping through dusky half light
Last year’s leaves rustle
The wise owl awakes
Silently she leaves her roost
Another day fades