I have stripped away the walls,

But you fogged up the windows

With a clarity I didn’t ask for,

I tried to add in hallways

And you bent them out of shape,

When I tried to light up the maze,

You dimmed all of my lamps,

Now all the neighbors know of us

Is a pair of shadows boxed in.

 

 

 

Ben Nardolilli is a writer currently living in Arlington, Virginia. His work has appeared in Perigee Magazine, Red Fez, Quail Bell Magazine, Elimae, Super Arrow, Grey Sparrow Journal, Pear Noir, Rabbit Catastrophe Review, and Yes Poetry. Recently he published a chapbook Common Symptoms of an Enduring Chill Explained with Folded Word Press.
 

He maintains a blog at mirrorsponge.blogspot.com and is looking to publish his first novel.

 

http://mirrorsponge.blogspot.com/

bnardolilli@gmail.com