Random Acts of Poetry: The Darkness

Into the darkness I go

Sometimes the light is too bright for me

It doesn’t match my demeanor

It doesn’t match what I feel inside

My blood runs black

My heart beats without moving

My eyes cry without tears

I am a never-ending fountain of pain

I retreat to my corner

I pull my knees to my chest

My head on my lap

My arms to encircle me

And I embrace my darkness

The blackness that surrounds me warms me

It comforts me

Let’s me know that it’s ok that I need it

That it’s ok for me to stay a while

I stay still and quiet

I don’t move

I don’t breathe

I don’t think

I just am

Nothing permeates my shell

I am at home in the dark

At some point

The darkness lifts and the sunlight touches my face

And I welcome it

This one was a bad one, and I welcome the light

 I get to live here

In the light

For a while

Until I feel the heaviness again

Until I see the shadows creeping at the corner of my eyes

Then back into the darkness I go

Maybe the next time it will take me

And keep me