A Game of Hide and Seek (poem)

Could you find me among the red brick
homes nestled in a quiet part of the city
with still roads waiting for Christmas magic
on a night like this when only poetry lights the way?

Let your heart and soul spill out
in fragmented
                                    lines and phrases
imagery that paints the world in a soft hue
breathing color back into me (how long has it been?)

Then you may discover the secret streets
as if your brush had caused the houses to move
revealing the magic world children inhabit
existing between then and now – between you and me.

Your footsteps will fill the empty beat
a tempo of impending adventure –
                             impending joy –
loose the melody from your mouth
call me
                            and I will answer.

 -Zero