In the Shade

In the shade I search for noise;
Night’s desperate voice looking
for someone’s reaction. Please
note, I fear the unknown and I
want to see what is coming to
get me. Paranoia occupies my
thoughts. I wish I could turn
them off like flicking a light
switch. I breathe in and breath
out, while my mortality feels
no love for the unseen voices.
I close my eyes and imagine
I could lose the voice in some
labyrinth where it cannot reach me.