THE COLD UNIVERSE


      In a dark room,
      My eyes touch the cold of the universe.
      I am small,
      Yet I reach out.
      I fill the voids of imagination,
      With my dreams.

      Another cigarette,
      Moments of compliance.
      I rebel at the sight of the Other,
      Where does he come from?
      My dream, My reality,
      Invaded.

      All at once,
      I see the presence of everything.
      Overwhelmed and at peace,
      I understand.
      They are with me, a part of me,
      Still I am alone.


      Michael V Hechtman