To my madness

what shines with glaring clarity is
the truth, how i exist

only in your periphery -
a shadow; a wraith -

skirting the edges
of your consciousness,

if even that at all.

yet, you, eclipse all
else in me.

no thought within, no beat
of my heart, reflects not

your winsome rays;i
am encased in your amber glow.

but you do not know

the truth will set
in tranquil depths,

beyond the horizon
of your gaze and grasp,

and then fade
with the dying light

into dusk and gloom.