A soft evening: misty rain and candlelight,
Comfort food feeding a patient appetite.
Flames lick at the feet, warm and bright,
Match the heat within, out of sight.

A thrill of danger snaps with a bite—
The game of deception taking flight.
Charmed laughs and blushes might seem trite—
They kill silently without fight.

A fool falls from imagined height,
Crushed beneath a vengeful might.
Screams of horror, such delight—
Farewell now, have a good night.

A crackle of energy and motion,
Hands quivering with a sudden notion:
Hurry, hurry, seize the day;
Keep the pace until you’re gray
—damn, do I need a lay.

Describe to me the world from below,
The scary creatures we can not know.
A galaxy of knowledge within a drop,
Forever changing without stop.

Put eye to scope and remark with glee,
The hidden kingdom for all to see.
A strange collage that inspires hope,
Seizes the mind like restless rope.

Quickly now! Observe and note!
A good habit learned by rote.
A thousand cures lie ahead.
Let it pass not unsaid.

The quiet solitude of a dark room,
Lit only by the computer screen,
Casting strange shadows on the walls,
Fills me with calm.

A brush of sensation crosses my periphery.
Inexplicably reminded of someone I know,
I reach out with my hand blindly,
Turning my head to say, “Hey.”

My hand stills in the air.
No one stands near.
Only the eerie feeling
Of an invisible guest.