are you in a mood?

you know when someone close

to you is in a bad mood.

the quiet, the aloofness,

the lack of eye

contact,

but you can't say to them,

you're in a mood

aren't you,

because, well, that just makes

it worse.

the room suddenly gets colder

as if a window

is open,

a darkness

settles in.

it's going to be a long journey

into night

and it's only

6pm.