a lonely figure
a collaboration of concrete illusions
a chilliness brought
a darkness cascading over
as a lonely figure stood

tiresome, a bridge stood
a single street lamp
casts its waxy orange light
a single shadow
never to be accompanied tonight

each breath sharp
a shower of vapor ice
jacket nestled, collar popped up
nose snuggled tightly
away from this chilly fright

it feels like the darkness possesses
a wight of its own
the night presses everywhere
through gaps in words
and curves in the alphabet
try not to seethe too deeply
in this mystical dream

each step falls
and echoes cynically
distant concrete lovers
illuminated with solitary rubies  
a single car passes by
and like this
under a pearly ash glint of moon
another night passes by