black is the new Light

extinguishes
the world looks
black save frantic
firefly spasms
the darkest we’ve felt
in as long as…
memory permits
ancestral tales sidle up
to warm ancient use(s)
on burning flame
to shed light on the vastness
on this paperbox
street full of hollow skulls
distance becomes an
ice river ‘de(struct)ure(ion)’
this is written for the first time
with ink and (or)
failing light