Sitting alone
In a silent room
The empty window
Frames
A world changed
Night
Quick to appear
Slow to leave
Overpowering
Overwhelming
Oppressive
Dark afternoon
Angles, sharp edges, unfriendly shadows
Cast around
Is nothing left alive
Just shades of black, grey and blue
The silent world
Outside
Sealed behind glass
Still, lifeless, monochrome
Yet
Trees blow wildly
Sharp-edged, whipping
Flogging the bare night sky
Night encroaches
Clouds sail at speed
Like unlit ships
Dark
Malevolent vessels
Carrying this mood
Towards the light
Sleep soon
Dreams of light then
Tomorrow’s darkness
