VII

it is the inherent darkness
and brilliance of some
people's minds that
scares me senseless

i find myself wondering
if my emptiness is like this
is it like
this?
as heavy?
as transparent?
as tangible?
as human?

the only answer i have
found is that emptiness
is not so much dark
as it is painfully clear
against the absence of a
light that refuses to shine