Dark

 I can remember as a child 

Hearing someone explain 

Nothing is there in the dark 

Which isn’t there in the light 

Dark

Standing with my back to the sun 

I see before me the darkness 

An inescapable depth of blackness 

Inexorably tethered to my spirit 

The malefic dark clings to your soul 

Contaminating every aspect of your light 

Owning to our dogged determination 

We just can’t let things go 

Harbored within this darkness 

The seed of every hurt 

Our petty need for vengeance 

Corrupting motives, tainting actions 

This blackness inside 

Never content to be contained

Seeping out and then inward

Hiding the wickedness

Oh yes, it’s there inside all of us

Feeding on every scrap of pain

Hiding from e’er hint of light

Content to influence from the shadows

We can ne’er defeat the dark without

Until we face the dark within

Cast aside the dominating fear

Bring to light what hides in the dark

Face it down with reason

Grind it out with passion

Cleanse the secret shadow chambers

Break the windows of black

Some things must be brought to light

Some feelings must be exposed

Some hurts must be forsaken

We must stop harboring darkness

Face the sun 

Dispel the shadows

Cast out the fear 

Chase away the dark 

© Ron Simpson Jr

October 12, 2020