I tried to read a book tonight
the words keep flowing by
after a while I ask me why
dim thoughts I cannot fight
over and over the same bit
I read for quite some time
until the clock midnight will chime
I still won’t understand it
there is no focus left in me
the book I cannot grasp
when midnight chimes at last
I could clearly see
someone I met I met someone
who made me turn around
there’s something in her eyes I found
something I can no longer shun
inside her eyes a blooming tree
spreading its petals to the wind
I think of her until it’s morning
and hope her heart is free
August 2022