2003-07-26 - 12:50 a.m. -



what else is there to say?

the night is silent as a blanket
the sky has closed for the evening
the garden sits mutely
i watch nothing
intently

the time would tick slowly by
if clocks ticked anymore
black numbers
clean & precise
float on a neutral grey background
not even an electrical hum
for comfort

spark & crackle
as i light another smoke
another smoke
another smoke
spark & crackle
disturbing nothing

even the trains pass by on felt wheels
quiet locomotion
subdermal clop of boxcars
red lights fading
pinpoints drift away

time moves on
12:30
:31
:32
spark & crackle
draw deep
watch the red light
fade

i am neutral grey background
highlighting everything
that is not happening

& i do it
without making a sound.