Perception is based on
light’s variations
or one’s point of focus
Something clear
is a glass wing
or a cracked pane
Somebody says
the burnt eyes of noon
are chilly
The first snowflakes
are deep sleep
or a masquerade
The faraway blue
is drifting liquid
or a baker’s glaze
At night
everything starlit
is contagiously dark
Perception is clever
in its ways of leading us
to what we want to believe