I’m usually not big on lights
while working, unless reading
Headlights I want on
Fans I want on
Windows I prefer closed, mostly
Doors shut at night
Laundry done, an empty sink
A full fridge, and quiet
Leading up to bedtime
to keep heart and mind from racing
Mark Danowsky is a poet from Philadelphia. His poems have appeared in About Place, Cordite, Gargoyle, Gravel, Right Hand Pointing, Shot Glass Journal, Subprimal, and elsewhere. Mark is Managing Editor for the Schuylkill Valley Journal and Founder of the poetry coaching and editing service VRS CRFT.