Into the darkness...

I walked out into the balcony,
A short wall bordered the edges,
A barrier between the lights behind,
And the ocean of darkness and flickering lights…

I felt the cold railings,
There was the soft purr of a lonely mosquito,
Fireflies flew randomly in merry,
I looked at the lights on the concretes ahead…

I looked at the windows lighted,
Balconies frigid in the blackness ,
Were there souls looking at the night,
Searching for lights and a distant face?

Loneliness echoing in my ears,
Thoughts stooping my shoulders,
I shaked my head like a pendulum,
And then the shine met my eyes…

A jewel that was on a window,
Eyes sneaking through a curtain gap,
The gaze froze my arms,
I lowered to focus my clouded eyes…

We stared into the stillness of the night,
A fresh wave of air brushed the curtain away,
The jewels belonged to a forlorn pale face ,
As lonely as the darkness between…

A nod of approval,
And the curtains veiled the face again,
The lights went off ,
But the shine was still on the window…

They seemed ashamed of the loneliness,
Sad to look out into the darkness for solace,
A look I had seen in the mirror,
On many a solitary night…