Until Darkness

The Genie-us crawled silently out of the old clock, 

and climbed up the bookshelves at night

The Genie-us then read from the pages forbidden, 

feeling shame with a lusty delight

The Genie-us returned as the sun came up, 

crawling inside the tall clock in the hall

The old pendulum again swinging, the chimes reset 

—until darkness anew comes to call

(Dreamsleep: April, 2020)