Tom Wood

How Strange It Is

 

How strange it is

When imagination leaves you

It’s not the only thing that goes

Your experience drops, too

 

How strange it is

To see the world

In a shade of grey

Color seems furled

 

How strange it is

To cry, without any ire

Or, to go for a walk

And start a colorless fire

 

How strange it is

To write an account

Of the way I’ve lived

Darkness will surmount

 

There’s nothing to write here

Every poet says

There seems to be no color

How strange it is