The trouble with the dark
is that it acts as an amplifier,
not a good hiding place,
not empty,
nor not and void.
If you should climb inside,
you’ll find that it’s occupied
and all the things in your life
that you’re running from
are waiting for you.
What is a whisper in the sun,
becomes a cry at night.
The words spoken at the dawn
echo in through your mind.
Shadow, the refuge in
for all of humankind,
concealing us from our sin,
or so we think at the time.
Why do you think
we fear the dark?
It’s because we put our fears there.
Every monster,
every vile creature,
that we can conjure
in our dreams
is there.
The trouble with the dark
is it is essentially limitless,
but it is not empty,
nor safe,
nor secure;
that’s why the Devil waits there.
Why
hide underground?
Let the Sun see you.
Under the mountainside,
you are not safe as you think.
All you are doing
is closing your eyes
and walking through traffic.
Time to come into the light
and give back your magic.
The trouble with the dark
is that it hides you away.
Come out and play.
HG – 2018
