Images flash,
Like paparazzi lights
As my mind wanders
Drifting places I dare to be

Places beautiful, places erratic
Creating patterns on my wall
Mosaic features adorning my ceiling
Breathtaking visions- unprecedented!

Embracing freedom from light's eyes
I visualize hideous adventures
Straying in continual nostalgia
Forever lost in this universe.

Lost, until the flick of a switch...

And the lights intrude
Shattering darkness in a zillion pieces
Blinding, but oblivious of recent affairs
Leaving my secrets where they belong
In the safe of memory.

It's a dark world
This is Las Vegas!
What happens here stays here!


© Raphael Uzor