Endless Nights

cycle of nature
of day and night
endlessly churning
through time

the joy of day
stripped away
as night lies
close beside

and sight of the light
being consumed by night
confirms what I know to be true
 
none can stand against night’s might
all memories of light fade to gray
against this night that won’t go away
 
all-consuming, all-powerful
perceptions changing, insurmountable
there is no bend to this night that will not end
 
but light shines in the nick of time
like a nightmare with no rhyme
this darkness, gone without a crime
 
morning’s warmth
brings hope
for me to
cope
 
with a night not far behind