darkness

in the night
light looms bright
a glowing facade

those who applaud
the glitter, the gleam
those that are
scared -
as they seem

and the seam
separates
and the night
splits to two

the fright
isn't right
and i can't
find you

alone in the
tower
i count
by the hour
the stars
that pass by
the passersby
with only one hope
to find you there
among the moving
shadows cast
by the city's
streetlights
following loneliness

the air i breathe-
a vault entrapping
my heart
as I gasp
and I wait

all of the shadows
assume your shape
blur and bleed
into darkness