Tonight      

I held the night at bay

While the wild demons

Rolled their eyes and

Denied the dark

I winced at god

And declared insane

The solid infants

Of my inner life

Sold to the innocence

Of so many hopes

Like solitary riders

Betwixt the ancients

Instead tonight

I smiled at Thebes

And corralled the horse

Of a thousand Greeks

For I was tired

And sought the solace

Of a new day