Eight-line Poems

Secrets

Secrets

Back streets, dark night,
man in the shadows, raincoat drawn tight,
watches the light glistening on the damp street,
wary, waiting, hands in pockets,
then strolls into the light,
stands below the streetlamp,
draws a mark on it with chalk,
and disappears into the darkness.


Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 02.15.23
Prompt: Write a secret poem.