Night

Night

Night
never falls
it creeps up
on the light
enfolds it softly
allows it to rest
to revitalize.

Night is for the lovers
loving through the solitude
grasping at each other
trying to fill
voids
mysterious voids
wearing masks
of Egyptian gods
pirouetting
in the pyramids
amidst the icy stare
of the sphinx
that knows too much
that has known the answer
to the riddle
for so long
he has forgotten the question.

Ahmed Ra
Osiris
Sun gods
never needing a tanning bed
consorting on high
with Zeus, with Thor,
with Apollo
with Elvis
and old Hank Williams.

"Never felt more like singin' the blues
cuz I never thought
that I'd ever lose..."

Losing it
staring at the mayonnaise
poking through the pourous bread
seeking enlightenment
or is it enwhitenment
with apologies to Elmer Fudd.