angst cycle (iii) 
[ƽ] (i)
it looks like 
a giant swelling 
that glows slightly 
inside
 
i mean 
the shape is fine 
nothing worrying 
about that
 
i might be the edge 
noticeably darker 
as though it has a skin 
a skin in trouble
 
is it the glowing 
that gives the threatening air 
the feel of risk 
of danger
 
no 
i think it’s the light itself 
the relative strength 
of brightness to dark edge
 
the way it lights 
its own centre 
a hardcore 
a foul energy
 
it’s pure illusion 
conceptual pareidolia 
there was no seen thing 
just a malign form
 
which was lost 
after a moment 
the wind as always 
took it and reshaped it
 
turning it back into 
just another lumpen 
grey and white blob 
above the city’s horizon
 
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