The Folly
Without darkness
sunlight
would be hard
to see
The first
casualty
of blindness
is truth
Knowledge
lacking reference
an egg
that won’t hatch
As wasted
on the folly
of the young
— is youth
(Dreamsleep: September, 2026)
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