Cy DILLON

ON APPROVAL

Once again I have consigned my pain to words
Its reflection is offered to me
An acquaintance approaching from behind
As I stand by a darkened window

No
It is still too close

Make it the lights of an oncoming car
Seen over a rise against power lines
So that we are prepared to pass without incident
Knowing our eyes will not meet
To compare emptiness
Across the night

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