Blink

to tell the truth the shadows are safer

No one sees here & no one knows

i can disappear here

all I wanted for so, so many years

to tell the truth

light scares me

No one meets my eyes, so no one
really knows

little lies I repeat here
all I’ve known for so, so many years

to tell the truth
my eyes are slow to adjust

No one can see for me & no one should

Truth burns off the cloying flecks
covering my eyes
all these years
learning how not to blink