Sickness of Darkness

Unknown the depth of dark That lies behind the hill Shadow cast as sun sets Beyond the light’s arc The valley remains still Willfully one forgets Observing from the top Looking only ahead Blind to what lay below A pit for those who drop With their sickness embed Far from the bright plateau Upon the other side Turning back to the past Now level are their souls Light the only divide Much clearer the contrast Darkness and its controls Unknown the depth of dark Move away from the hill Shadows grow as sun sets Past the reach of light’s arc Those in need remain still Willfully one forgets