I live in the dark

I said.

Then I opened my eyes to the dark,

The shadows of variation,

The all-around-ness to me.

A black I could come to depend on.

And I found myself in the dark.

I live under ice

I said.

Then I lifted my eyes to the ice

The crystals and gleaming striations,

The over-ness always to me.

A cold I could always be sure of.

And I saw myself in the ice.

I live within chaos

I said.

Then my eyelids floated away.

My body dissolved and my knowledge.

And I only dreamt about love.