Lurkers of
darkness
shedding
murky,
clouded tears,
hiding
in shades
of black
lest their
sorrow
be seen
by dwellers
of day.
Surface
phantoms
deprived
of light,
yet,
secure
in their
obscurity.
Shrouded
by barely
perceptible
variations
of hues,
shadows weep,
unobserved.