The Night is Cold and Bleak : Charlz Dela Cruz : 9781393868033 : 1393868037 : 01 Aug 2020 : The night is cold and bleak is composed of verses that explore the mysteries of love, shattered humanity, life, and a fling with Death. I hunger I hunger for things that have a soul If you have one, I will eat you... I know a woman who, in order to breathe, writes a line or two of poetry I also know a man who dances, naked in moonlight with the ghost of his beloved I ate them. I hunger for things that have a soul and I am starving Because when I show the world a beautiful red rose they only see the thorns. I killed myself I killed myself a thousand times in fiction so that I could face this life without losing my Soul. With her arms crossed With her arms crossed behind her back trapped in a pillowcase, she was a candle in the night "Write a poem on me" she said and I obeyed, very carefully First, with my lips, then with my tongue, I wrote slowly