I As I listen to the night In silence, in calm Worries of the day pass away Lights fade as I slip into shade On the edge of my mind Softly take my hand Freedom is on our lips Dancing in the moonlight Amongst the embers Rainbows glitter in the day What gentle light waves Exist in nighttime gloom To cascade in gentle rays Up to the crescent moon Fireflies and feathery moths Colors darkened within muted tones In the still, what a thrill To close your eyes To slip away To take the final boat ride To that final place A final breath; a final thought Hovering above me now Takes its last long journey Releasing into the air On the periphery Branching out, then rejoining there II On the edge My mind Periphery Not just a state or time I don't know you Even though you stare back In my mirror You appear there But you are not my face I don't recognize you Not a single trace My life is gone now I only feel an empty place A bitter aftertaste I'm sinking Sometimes slowly Other times quicker
Everything is open to the winds of chance.