You Glow In The Dark - Dustin Vado

You glow in the dark

Like clean Nikes

Squeaking against

Booze washed dancefloor,

Like fluorescent

Jellies,

Ultraviolet,

Hardly unseen

Like the gloworm

Etching its color

Deep in memory planks

Like commandments,

Or forget me nots

Without the poison title

Of scorpion grass;

Prey of the Nazerene

And muse of

Confinement,

Hope of the lonely,

Inspiration for stars

And similar presets.

You glow in the dark

Corners of my heart

And paint the steps

Of thistle dreams

In morning dew

Falling from my lashes

In droplets

Of every parting

Heartbreak

That may only last days,

Or hours…

You glow in the dark

And mean the light to me -

Same as it does

To forget me nots,

Cars and lots,

Pistles and red necks,

Roses and camels,

Caper and sway.

Dancing with shadows

Is like lighting

A fire with butter

For hands,

And catching

Butterflies in thimbles,

Or asking you to stay

When there is no time.

You glow in the dark

Caves, home only to bats

That come out at night

And use no light

Wailing to the walls

For a bit of themselves

To direct their flight,

Echo verse crushed

By green eyes,

The string to the kite.