the scent of air before it snows
and gasoline
hang heavy in the night
dark, inky, starless night
dreamless, restless, endless night.
lurid and damp
the sky is ashen
like a toothache;
dull, and irritating.
the clouds
covert in the darkness
are palpably irriguous.
this night is grim.
this bitter, biting, frigid night.