life

alone

my brain

fires a cadence,

a battle rhythm

onto the white

the world spinning

between my ears

more real

than the one

beneath my feet

I see thru the stars

slicing sideways into

the dark fabric

dancing blindly,

knees banging the edges

as I wrestle through the pinch

to meet what lies inside

for whatever it is

and isn't

is at least

as true

as what is waiting

outside for me

in the placid

night air