Within me—
A solitary place
That grows silence and sadness.
Tonight the splashing darkness
And glazed cellophane
Of lightning
Will crumple me again.
Do you care?
If I walk far enough
And long enough
The mist will take me home,
But don’t take me in.
Don’t be lovely any more—
Hate me, ignore me,
Shut the door—
But don’t take me in;
Don’t be lovely any more.