The Edge of Darkness

The Edge Of Darkness Standing at the edge of darkness I wonder where the light is No shadows No stars Not even the band of gold which follows a sunset Before me there is simply nothing Behind me everything I knew is gone No longer existing even in my memory There are no grays or blues Not even differing shades of black Sounds of screams Shrieks of pain travel an eternity before they reach me Yet, no matter how I strain I cannot see their source Before long I sit on what I assume is rock My senses trick me Making me see things that are not there Never were there Yet, sitting in the total darkness I am content There is no one to hurt me No one to lie to me No one to leave me As far as I can tell pain and hurt is centuries away Knowing that one thing I can finally be happy just sitting in the dark