darkness

i knew i was heading into the long night
but a darkness darker than night had descended
the rear view went black
there was no looking back now
the lights died in dark that seemed to ooze
up out of the road
then the road too fell away
and i was falling through space
and time stood still like a hummingbird
i could hear the silence buzzing like the
wings of a bee
i let go of the wheel
there was nowhere to go
there was nothing i could do
the fall seemed endless
and then i was no longer falling
up or down backward or forward
i had finally arrived at the present
fixed alone content with my desire
for you