Darker Place

Darker Place

Hair blackened
Me, myself
Eyes darkened

Me 'til end
Always me
Hair blackened

Will won’t bend
As you see
Eyes darkened

I do fend
Try to be
Hair blackened

That, I send
I'm not he
Eyes darkened

I don't trend
In dark, the
Hair blackened
Eyes darkened

Written on January 27, 2020
For "Your Best 2019-2020 Villanelle
Sponsor:  William Kekaula
Judged on January 29, 2020
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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