sadness dawned on me
for all your reasons
those words were leaden
whereas
I needed a blank space
not even semicolon
slow in motion
the words came through
and I -
saw cranes
in the sky
they flew in V-pattern
a dotted line
migrating south
poor things
those heavy clouds
were sticky
sky's aloof
I hadn't slept all night
for all the unintended truth
my vision was impaired
choice limited
and feelings patchy