Li Yanmey

Nightlife

Light disappears.

Shadows combine

in a magic fog

of illusions and dreams.

The world comes to life.

 

The black sky

is illuminated

by the million stars.

And the moon -

the Pale Queen

of the Universe -

shines bright

like a silver stone.

 

Nightlife is beautiful.

A feeling of freedom

and thoughts

about ages

that have passed

across time

as if a fast arrow;

romantic talks

with a stranger

on the bench

in the garden

of flowers’ smell.

 

Sometimes nightlife is sad,

and the heart beats slowly

to the beat of a melody

playing in the open window

on the sixth floor.

 

There are nights

full of horror and delusions,

every sound is a call

from the other side -

the side when fears come true

and rule the world.

 

But there is

another the Other side,

the land of mysteries

hiding from our eyes.

Just look at the sky,

and you will see

another world,

and we’re all

just part of that.

A little part

without any chance

to see the beautiful

landscape of space.

The Real Space

that’s covered

by the veil of reality.