The Dark

I heard suddenly a clamour in the dark,
It wasn't birds' tweeting it wasn't dog's bark.
I found myself in an area restricted,
was I caught or convicted?

Oh that mark on the window,
Oh that blood which seemed to grow.
Oh that eyes which started staring at me,
Oh those blood hands which I could see.

Why this all happens in the dark,
Why can't we hear in it the singing of a skylark.
Why in the dark there is inevitable fear,
Why we do not feel in it pleasant and dear.

Is it because dark is considered as full of ghosts,
Or in the dark the witches boast.
Is it because we cannot see through it,
Oh come on don't sigh a bit!!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Agustin Avatar
August 20, 2024 at 5:03 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.
J.T. Avatar
July 6, 2018 at 3:31 PM
I guess the dark has to be scary; cool poem -JT
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