Shadowless - Mayfly

Night opens the vacuum of my eye

Brings everything into sight

The glare on the pane fades

Shows me a true place

Had to sink down so low to see

Strings that I’d strung on repeat

A fire in a cave makes

Shadows of true shapes

Standing there bare in a lightning storm

In flashes a picture forms

I see me again, cleansed

Rain is a good friend

Recreate from a molten core

More transparent than before

Swear not to forget

Shadowless portraits

Drifting away

The snow coats the lane

The moon shines a spotlight

A beautiful stage

It’s this that I’d keep

No matter how brief

The dirt tainted remains — unreality

But it’s come time to sweep the periphery

Abandon the carpet for what’s underneath

And cherish the view

The ugly but true

The journey was painful

So keep it with you