30 August 2010

Nyctophobia

birds were bathing in the gutter,
something i have never seen
(my, the copper has turned green!)
they chirp and shake,
splashing water to the ground.
mommy,
what is it like to be
blind?
people go blind in our family.
it's hereditary -

i close my eyes,
imagine eternal darkness:
macular degenteration runs in my family.
i don't like the dark.

the clouds go away swiftly,
grey and white races across the sky
revealing a pastel blue
and a pink in the distance -
nightfall is coming,
it will be dark soon.
i'm scared of the dark.

C.D.S. 30 August 2010

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