In the Dark

There have been some strange things going on with lights around me lately. This piece is an attempt to capture what has happened in the last week & a half.
I wrote it Wednesday night by candlelight.

Lying in bed
trying to keep warm
in the dark

Tonight came home
Electricity was out
Power unplugged in the whole town

It has occurred to me
there has been a lot
of odd problems 
with light lately

Besides no light Wednesday night
Coldly crisp Tuesday night  
found me at a traffic light
that refused to change - stopped at red

People went around me
and through the red stop light
I was temporarily stuck on the icy road
I became unstuck 
and eventually drove through the stop light.

This weekend
we had a lot of snow
The sun hid behind
the gray clouds

Last week, my dim and bright headlight  
on the driver's side was out
driving with minimal one light
in the dark

Last week, the morning was foggy
I could barely see
had to wait at home
a couple of hours

until it dissipated 


When the sun came out,
I went to work.

Back to tonight
I drove back home
and saw it was still dark
crowds of people walking
barely seen in the dark 

We have to be careful
in the dark
even the cell phone quit working
in the dark
Falling further behind
can't work in the dark

The stillness gave me peace of mind
in the dark.



I'm really not sure of the significance of all the darkness lately. Do any of you have any ideas?