Simply

I don’t know 
is the truest
phrase in English
followed closely by
neither do you

LikeNow

It’s now 
at night
when I
am alone
I hear
sweet nothing
nothing nothing
just nothing
as if
everything just
stopped everywhere
except me
when I
am alone
at night
like now

Scratch&Dent

Now no longer 
new and not
even for sale
I find myself
on the shelf
of some room
marked previously owned
scratch and dent
free to anyone
but I know
I just know
it’s in rooms
just like these
where forgotten masterpieces
are often found
here I’ll wait
here I’ll stay
until someone sees
me that way

Light

To attract 
one must
burn but
not rage
warm rather
than heat
crackle and
not roar
be the
same that
would attract
you for
you too
are they

Past

The past
is not
a flame
the closer
the hotter
the past
is air
always around
invisible and
of very
little consequence