a dream sets confusion upon the bedpost
and chuckles
as it drifts beyond the ardent shaking of her head
the once settled dust
in the dark corners of a disheveled mind
kicked up in flurries of phantoms
threatening to tighten their grip on truth
and choke away its breath
illuminated and uncomfortable
nude secrets hide behind quavering arms
bewildered by the interrupting bulb
doe eyes wide with uncertainty
shrinking back into crannies of the wall
thinly veiling itself from an anticipated moment
come too soon
uncertain utterances whispered in the gloomy eve
lead to uncertain emotions in the dark
and the sun just journeyed on
leaving no comfort within its setting zeal
grey and grainy photographs
shake the caverns of the soul
and to the surface arises an untold secret
bringing a quiet commotion still unseen
that wraps its grip around her waist
and pulls her into the inescapable
a confrontation too bittersweet to contain











