The lights from the city burn through the night
setting the world on fire
illuminating the blackest corners
of mind and matter.

Buildings rise from the ground
towering over all
casting shadows over
even the most wealthy powerful and strong.
They are but dust in comparison
specks swept beneath the rug.

People come and go
A steady stream of consciousness
Flowing through the streets
Business to be dealt with
Always far from home.

Sirens wail
slicing through the air
a silent chill
an electric thrill
as danger flirts with death.

The moon shines bright through the window
And sails across your eyes
Turning those small blue oceans
Into soft white pearls
Casting off reflections
Like a fisherman casts a line
Reeling me in closer
Tempting me
Like a baited hook
And suddenly I’m yours
Tangled in your net
I could stay like this forever
Swimming through your oceans
And never come ashore.

Standing on the edge of the world
Wind rushing through my hair
I lift up my arms
And cry out to the emptiness before me

The nothingness calls back
My name carried on the breeze
A blatant reminder of the humanity I’ve left far behind

One step further is all it would take
To leave the familiar for good
To fall endlessly into the lonely abyss

Turning a cold shoulder
Closing my eyes
I make my move
One great leap

The blackness consumes me
Swallows me whole
The wind picks back up
A spins me around

I open my eyes
Only to find
I’m sitting on that ledge
Legs swinging in the breeze

Squaring my shoulders
Back facing the wind
I let out a sigh
And a shout of frustration

The world refuses still to let me go
So here I remain
Conscious and pensive
Waiting for my moment
Biding my time.

Wooden steps
Creak
Under the weight
Of secrets locked inside.

Light up my night
Fly away with my dreams
Firefly.