Daniel's Tale -- Cast Shadows Blur

Cast shadows blur
In the yellow lantern light
Of the half moon
Sunk low in the Western night
And the dog scratches once more
On what’s left of the red door
Perhaps it wants to come in
Perhaps it wants to flee this darkness
But I must first and foremost
Taste the chalk of the Vicodin
Dusting the back of my throat
Wondering if this was indeed
Part of the package
When I woke up this morning
Mistaking this day
For last year
While you so gently
Shifted your weight
Beneath the duvet
And snored.