the sky

the sky 

nighttimed

the moon was nowhere

to be found

infinity

fell asleep

dreams disappeared

like wisps of smoke

inconsequential as a cigarette

lights fooled people

into thinking

that dark matter 

didn't rule

and the empire state 

building

not noticed enough

loomed

and made the chrysler

building

look small

Reviews

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. "inconsequential as a cigarette" ? ... no one ever said that ... no one can ... and i'm singing new york, new york ... and thinkin' ... dark matter does rule ... because if it's so radiant ... that it lights up this page ... then who am i to question it ? ... especially when the brilliance of "infinity fell asleep" can light up the million street lights in my heart ... and ... nightimed is my favourite word ... love the title and the poem, coach ... indebted that you're a poet ... truly ...

[em]

- oh - i so agree with serah - inconsequential as a cigarette - and - infinity - fell asleep - are the most genius one line poems i have ever read - and they're found in this one poem - and it's truly unbelievable - how fascinating and exquisite your writing is - it really does transcend time and space and night and day - it exists - beautiful and complete - in this universe - which is a tad too small - for genius of this intensity!

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

deep metaphysical waters are pouring from your pen~ I'm eating it up~ now this is my kind flavor on the literary buffet spread~

[Lilly Negoi]

"lights fooled people
into thinking

that dark matter
didn't rule"

i just love those lines :). how many times we fail to see darkness because of a light bulb? and on the other side, how many time does the light bulb save us from darkness? :)

[TAO]

Seeing something for the first time? This is a strange work, Paul. Makes sense that I would like it.