Black Cats

Two black cats crossing each other’s paths

To busy eyeballing me

Not noticing right away

Harmed and dismayed

Both caught in the other’s eyes

So still on such a night

Before we spoke in comments to cloak

Night’s loneliness together

In belief I waited

Alone again you stated

Fault lies in simple miscommunication

So sad in just a slight

Blink of an eye resides in lifetimes contrived

In a glance, eternity lives

Beauty sings harmonic

Imagination dances

Sight blinded in light softening delights

Sound upon winged flight

Carries away everything you say

While both black cats

Ignoring my path

Cross out to balance

Superstition passes silently

Ignoring any need to please

~

DBrown Fisher

© July 1998