Joel Lee Poet Rhyme

I Want It Darker

There was a dim light
But I want it darker still
A fading… alike into ever night
Just so I wouldn’t see but feel

I draw comfort from that dark
To barely see… to only hear
The beating of one’s heart
To be afraid of and no more to fear

I let the dark envelop what I see
The last of light… I watch diminish
Did I feel what I cannot be?
My seen life… did I relish?

I wanted to go in deeper
And perhaps I did just that
I did not want to leave sooner
In an encompassing dark… I am glad

It was a fading into the night
But wasn’t dark enough still
Dimmer becomes the fading light
Just so to nevermore see, I’ll feel

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Yehoshua Yochanan October 18, 2023 at 8:23 AM I've just added this to my fav poems.

Beata Agustin August 14, 2023 at 6:54 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.