Alive Like the Night

Photo by S O C I A L . C U T

I’m a raven perched in a keyhole
I’m a dog howling on a Martian moon
I’m a rusted tin fish in an alpine glade
I’m a spider crack in a ceramic eye

I’m all of these things —
When torchlight shines on steel cups

Skeletons dance in a snow globe
Flaming house boats set adrift
The old man’s still waiting…