he faces a void


it consumes the neighborhood

it shines in dull sunlight

on the fronts of buildings


it emanates from the hazy blue sky

glowing on the pavement

where he occupies his shadow


it is unconditional

it is the actuality as lived

he faces this nothing


that is everything

and cannot differentiate between

where he ends and the void


he faces begins...



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