commas and ampersands;

We are lost in the night;
its unkind darkness
engulfs and befuddles,
drowns and confounds us.

“Time has fallen asleep
in the afternoon sunshine.”
And has awoken with the nocturnals
to walk its course with fatigued limbs.

He begs for company, just a drink
or two. I reluctantly agree.
I forget to count. Three.

The night is still awake
and he will not let me go.