Darkness From Within
Wave after wave
The darkness leapt at me.
I cannot be brave
I shrink against the wall
I find myself less than I should be
And then I heard your call.
Your light, your steps,
Searching nearing closing the gap.
My eyes are blinded by tears
As you freeze, as you can longer hear
My muted scream
Drowned in the eternal night I'm in,
Darkness from within.
We are two hearts,
One light, one dark.
My dark feeds on your light
My dark turns your dawn into a black, starless night.
Your light is smothered, engulfed,
By the blanket descending from above.
Your light might never have existed
If not for the momentary, fleeting warmth
I felt when your fingers touched my wrist.
And even that warmth was quick to go
The cold returns, piercing, summer snow.
Now, again, outside, all is quiet
Inside, resumes the raging riot.
Copyright © Christy Chiang | Year Posted 2008
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