Oh night

Oh, night,

you force me to dream
those dreams of nocturnes
pose the queries
where no answers
are to be found

you gather together

my hopes and wishes
knowing they’re
only a tease
but they give me joy
if only for a little while

I fly with the birds

In and out of clouds
the wind tickling
the naked of my
chest and legs
unabashed
through nebulous
colors in rainbows

 I soar looking down

at faces from the past
and those who held
my hand as if we all
were together again
without worries
without cares

Oh night,

when I close my eyes
for you ironically
I see the light
you sometimes cause me
to ponder… what would it
be like
to not open my eyes