A Trick of Light - Stripmall Architecture

I wasn’t sure if it was a stick, a smudge

I wasn’t sure if I was below, above

A trick of light and shadow

Sometimes it’s hard to know

Where did you come from?

From oil?

From ocean?

Was I not meant to notice?

Then you disappeared

Did I miss you?

Did I hit you?

Are you breathing?

Am I dreaming?

And then a shock — it moved

A twitch, a groove — did I give up too soon?

Egret or loon?

An eye reflecting my light

Where did you come from?

From oil?

From ocean?

Was I not meant to notice?

Then you disappeared

Did I miss you?

Did I hit you?

Are you breathing?

Am I dreaming?

Did I give up too soon?

Heron, egret, or loon?

Did I give up too soon?