I tried to fade away
into the grey
and stay
where the light
could barely touch me.
Always so afraid
of the dark,
but it hid me
so well.
Identified
in the brightest light of day.
Targeted and chased,
until I couldn’t run away
anymore.
I could only fight the light
for so long, before
my soul was sore,
and I tired of the war.
So, I slipped off
into the night.
Hid amongst the monsters
that I’d come to find
were just people hiding,
just like me.
But the dark
has a soul
all its own,
you see.
I felt it changing me,
so I escaped,
but only went halfway back.
Somewhere between
the daylight
and the black.
Between the monsters
that I’ve known,
and my own.
Maybe,
finally,
somehow,
a little peace at last.
HG – 2020