All night

All night

the planets glow like

cat’s eyes & the moon

an orange lava lamp

holding up the black sky

If I lie

staring over roof tops

while the jumbos glide

like messengers & you out there

on the other side

call my name.

All night

I listen for your footsteps

a rustle in a hedgerow

a face across a crowded bar

a whisper to say

where you are.

All night

I’m counting empty moonbeams

reaching for you in my sleep

watching purple edges of a grey dawn

the edges of infinity

I’d lie

if I said I knew the answer

held the key, could erase

your face within a mirror

hand across a table

a kiss beside the river.

All night

while the planets glow like fireflies

the moon an orange lava lamp

all night under this black sky

I wait.