Coincidence
last night as I went in to bed
I threw the switch to kill the light
and as if I’d thrown
the breaker of the universe,
every light was doused,
every light below … behind … above … beyond
was dead except the light inside my head
the window did not show
the steadfast street-lamp’s
amber glow
the tiny stars strewn below
of town, always lit at night
as I looked out and down,
were gone
the range clock light
did not blink
the red dot toaster
LED was fully bled
so there we were
myself and me
power out
in deepest night
instead
unmoored
still seeing still being
by the light inside
my head
.
Jim Culleny
11/11/18