Each step lingered on the broken road,
as i submerged into a two dimensional world.
The marble lake and blind sky,
blurred into a single blank page.
Enthusiasm was left as a ghost behind me,
wilted like the daisies, sore from rain beatings.
Hazy birds suspended from space
were the lone sounds in the morning ether.
The rain fell like snow,
tickling eerily throughout my skin.
A faint figure materialized from the white darkness.
I knew he was a man by the way he walked.
Sheltered under a hood to big for his head
his face was buried in shadow.
Curiosity burned bright inside of me,
as my questions seemed to escalate.
An icy zephyr enclosed me
Hugging my flimsy sweaty closer
i was overcome by the smell
of molasses, and laundry detergent.
The stranger passed so near by me,
I thought i could here his heartbeat.
I bid him good morning
as his footsteps faded beyond me.
concentrating on his response
I guessed what he'd say, what he'd sound like.
was his voice scratchy and old,
or smooth like a lake stone?
The moment was trebling with insensitivity,
But only silence followed.
