Daylight

The sun falls off the kitchen wall A little lower every day

I watch it leave the window frame And count the minutes till

it fades I pull the curtains halfway closed Before there's anything to

see

I know it's just the evening

But it gets ahead of me

One last line across the floor

Then it isn't there anymore

I'm running out of daylight It's leaving through the blinds

I turn on every lamp But I can't make it stay

When every window goes black This house forgets my name

I'm running out of daylight And night is on its way

The hallway has the same old shape

The same doors on either side But I keep looking down its

length For something trying to hide I leave the television on To

put a voice into the room

It goes quiet for a second

And I feel the dark come through

I tell myself I know these walls

Then the last light goes,

and I don't

I'm running out of daylight It's leaving through the blinds

I turn on every lamp But I can't make it stay

When every window goes black This house forgets my name

I'm running out of daylight And night is on its way

I know what every shadow is A coat,

a chair, an open door

I've stood here in the morning

And been certain once before

But the room keeps getting deeper

As the little light withdraws

I reach out for the switch

With my back against the wall

I'm running out of daylight It's leaving through the blinds

I turn on every lamp But I can't make it stay

When every window goes black This house forgets my name

I'm running out of daylight And night is on its way