Tohm Bakelas

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the night sings

here in this tomb the night sings,
as rain mounts the wind and
rides the oil slick skyline.

here in this tomb the night sings,
as i think of staggering moths
in dying lamplight.

here in this tomb the night sings,
as the mutilated carve their
names into painted walls.

here in this tomb the night sings:
the living know nothing of destiny,
only the dead see life for what it is.

Tohm Bakelas is a social worker in a psychiatric hospital. He was born in New Jersey, resides there, and will die there. He is the author of 23 chapbooks and several collections of poetry, including "The Ants Crawl In Circles" (Whiskey City Press, 2022). He runs Between Shadows Press.