my thoughts prowl somewhere
in the bleak of the night
ice-covered trepidations varnish
the atmosphere with monochromatic iota
inertly, I sit to rummage
the secreted point of life
looking out the window
I see only a gray lacquer
tagging hints of what
would become on the horizon
dark and gloomy out there
but with just a stretch
of stare on the other end
stars would come shining again
Written 7/27/03