[n.b. 1st draft of an incomplete one that’s been sitting on a piece of paper far too long]
There’s a crowd in here
With so many voices
and so many noises
How can one be so alone
In such a crowded room
There’s a party in here
Everyone is having fun
Except for one
Who knows
It’s an artificial light.
With a flicker flutter
Pop a fizz
We’re all aware
We all know
It’s an artificial light
about to blow
And the darkness comes
Because all artificial lights
burn out
The light has to go.
The sun is shining bright
Birds are singing
Daises tickle the bellies
of cats playing with dogs
Rain has washed the clouds away
Only fog in the shadows remain
The sun is shining bright
It’s an artificial light.
A shiny man lies in my closet
He wears the clothes
that no longer fit me
The light in the closet
burned out long ago
The shiny man does not care
He lives in the darkness
with nothing to fear
But an artificial light.