Whom do I praise
For the swirls of black and blue
That permeate through reveries
And dissipate upon falling light

They are an endless quarrel
Behind shut eyes
Madly whirling, inside the womb of my psyche
Sprawling through the darkness
To flaunt its chaotic majesty

Colorful disarray
Births its many allies
Conjuring, legions of rouge and magenta
To fold within the grander mayhem

Scores of violet
Mothered my elation
Wrangling my frontal lobe
And drowning out the screams of my conscience

“Not here”
“Not tonight”
“Quiet yourself”
“Enjoy”

Yet it all crumbles
As planned from the start
So sudden in my eyes
So cold and instant
Washed over in grey
And boxed in by billowing shadow

And so the loving frenzy quiets
As I flock for the calm
And away from motherly wanderlust
Far from the winding curves of treacherous fantasy

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