Among Blackest Black, Glowing

Just as I see differently, I also now love differently

Photo by Merlin Lightpainting: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-blue-face-glowing-11167645/

Solstice will come and go within the hour,
ironically, while my shortest night
is at its absolute darkest, and yet

here I sit among blackest black, glowing
which makes little difference to the lives
sketched out in graphite and charcoal,