i am sad tonight
but it’s not the everyday sadness
this sadness reminds me that I am human
that I carry my dull days too
but I am not a walking disaster

i am sad tonight
but this sadness makes me smile
it reminds me that I am alive
taking roots in my heart
it extends through all my veins
but it doesn’t command tears

i am sad tonight
the sea sings rage in my blood
the moon feeds on my fireflies
through the breach of my soul
i am alone on the bridge of time
the night flows slowly around me
there is in my head
the noise of a thousand pasts
fighting each other

i am sad tonight
and I write
wiith the remnants of my childhood
with the refrain of my hands
with my scattered feelings around me
writing is perhaps embracing our part of vulnerability…

Le Scribe 15-12-2023