Shade

For a flash

Reflecting outside the glass

In the dark

It slips in.

A moment drips

Staring blankly

Ignoring detail

When it forms out.

Lenses dial in.

The form shrugs back.

It almost fades

Into the black

A beat

The reflection steps forward,

Appauled with its intruder,

Sizing up his counterpart.

He looks to his side

He finds what he does not possess

for he fades all too quickly.

Like a small sun imploding

He shines out with dismay,

And is promptly smothered,

Much too painful to think about.