in the twilight zones
of the ocean
you will find me
dimly lit from within
for camouflage, for
spotting those I fear
would steal my hazy glow
I am surrounded by
others who linger here,
half-blind, swimming aimlessly,
waiting for the brightness
that never comes
would that I could rise up
out of this doltish,
bathypelagic state,
break through the water’s skin,
glistening, luminous
with coruscated beauty
but the only hands extended
draw me deeper,
into the benthic sea,
where I lie, unmoving,
amongst the creatures
who make their own deceptive light
and fear the sun’s
clear gaze
O dark thing behind me,
So close, yes, so near that I can see.
Wherever I go, there you are.
Not allowing me to get very far.
Stupidly, I pretend I don't see you,
But silly me, there you are in full view.
Sometimes you're on my left or right side.
It's funny, but when I look back, you still reside.
In the dark, slowly plays the piano,
A melancholic blues song that leaves the heart sallow.
Certainly, this is why I wallow in my woes.
Darkness begets darkness, I suppose.
When the luminescent light shines,
There you are, the darkness that binds.
Hiding in a dark, sullen place,
Photophobia is heightened, now feeding disgrace.
Bound to a past, whether short or long ago,
Oh, how light still increases the shadow.
So, the question remains,
As darkness looms over my brain:
Will I embrace the light and be set free?
Or will I follow the shadow that clings to me?
Xenophobia is the fear of strangers
Ephebiphobia is the fear of teenagers,
Obesophobia is the fear of gaining weight
Octophobia is the fear of the figure 8,
Odynophobia is the fear of pain
Ombrophobia is the fear of rain,
Photophobia is the fear of light
Noctiphobia is the fear of night,
Peniaphobia is the fear of poverty
Metrophobia is the fear of poetry,
Hagiophobia is the fear of Saints or Holy things
Hierophobia is the fear of Priests or sacred things,
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words
This one just kind of popped into my head.
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