I missed the windows today.
The blinds are closed.
Caught inside myself.
Blinds drawn against the sight
of growing night
despite the dawn
of disclosed truths
in public hearings
which left me in tears.
The news is not new.
We all knew it
if we had been watching
or listening
or caring.
Hiding in plain sight
is a criminal’s defense
to guilt
when repetition
gone unpunished
becomes mundane
or is so raw
that some pretend
the windows are not dirty,
not in need of washing clean.
Pretending night is all there is.
Pretending night is enough
to see by.
Who needs light?
Continuing in darkness
leaves us all blind.
Soon, there will be no need
to close the blinds.
We will all be left
in the dark.
annarino writes 