My Friend, Darkness

I have a friend who's constantly there for me
when I needed to be alone,
when I wanted to express myself,
when the world and the people exhaust me,
when I Iet myself down,
when my hopes and dreams disappoint me,
and when I feel like giving up.
This friend always rescues me.
Some people tell me
that this friend is not a good influence,
it makes me question my sanity,
it leads me astray,
it keeps me locked away from everything
and it makes me unlove myself.
But I don't believe all of their lies
because darkness, is that one friend
who never leaves and who always got my back.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Empress Avatar
December 9, 2023 at 11:22 PM
Welcome to poetry soup, nice to see you join too, more islanders on soup. Beautiful and heartfelt poem: it is during our darkest of times we know the real ones. And it is special when one is grateful for those gems. Sending you light always . Pleasure reading this
Erandio Avatar
December 14, 2023 at 3:59 PM
Oh hi there!! Followed you here! Haha. Thank you for your warm welcome and for reading this piece.
Iqbal Avatar
November 27, 2023 at 9:15 AM
So heartfelt, at times darkness is our only friend sadly.. how resonating is your poem, it's just brilliant! Keep them coming po!
Erandio Avatar
December 14, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Aww, yes, that's the exact feeling that I wanted to convey. Thank you for your support as always!
Seeker Avatar
November 25, 2023 at 9:21 AM
The vibrant, inky black void of oneness!
Erandio Avatar
December 14, 2023 at 3:56 PM
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
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