Visitor in the night


I bolted upright

At 3 am

Wondering

why I was awake

The quiet

wrapped

itself

Around my soul

Whispering

Of someone’s fate

A brush of wings

Against my face

Someone

I couldn’t see

I closed my eyes

Tight

As my breath ran away

And said

Goodbye

To the visitor

As they left

Quietly

In the

Night