I am afraid
in the nights
I confess
I guess
what others are afraid of —

I am afraid
of the nights
when I run my bike
through this every-moment-wall
out of a sudden
there is someone
just the imagination
of an image
a figurative tree
and I oversee
the actual road —

I am afraid
through the nights
so I change
my way of
moving —

slowing down
walking
following the sun
into the night
out of the sight
of the moon
soon
there will be light
but not if
I continue
it just has to be
the right speed
the exact velocity
so I won’t ever catch up
nor see
the sun ever again —

and there will be night
for eternity
and the night will be good
and calm
while I
will be brave.

        © Dominik Alexander / 2024