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The smell of dirt and concrete The sound of cars and crickets As I glare into the night sky Patiently, I await its appearance Perhaps it is shy as it hides But it shall reappear again As my emotions begin to clear up I can see the red emanating from it But as soon as I can see it, It soon runs away again Hiding behind the grey darkness, But it cannot dim its glow "When will it show, oh, where will it go?" I wonder "Oh, why is it afraid?" Is it fearful of the peering pupils? As all colours look up to the sky except one, As red is afraid to show its eyes I begin to lay on my back, As I touch my heart and feel the beat throughout me I continue to wait for the hidden to become the unhidden I stare straight up, with patience My hand begins to reach out towards the night which feels so close I attempt to touch it as disappointment rushes over me, As I realize my palm does not connect with the sky Again, I look into the grey, But still no sign of red or white, As my heart begins to sway Is it gone? Shall I depart? Or will it soon show its true form? Doubt fills my heart as it begins to darken, Both it and the night sky Then, I suddenly feel a sense of anger and abandonment Has it left me just like the glows of the night? The liveliness and bright lights left suddenly, As I begin to assume that it shall leave me too My energy begins to dissipate as I yearn for comfort Those awaiting it have now left it, As now it has left them Only I lie in the middle of the concrete, Craving for something that may never show I stand to yell at the dark night, asking "Where do you hide and why do you lie?!" My skin begins to itch as I peer into myself Time passes and death awaits us all, I realize time is only temporary I only saw glimpses of colour, As I finally realize that the grey and black darkness may never clear away Grey shall cover the black Grey shall cover the red Silence is all I hear now.
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