Dark

As I stand behind this gate,
it's a prison I might see,
but only when I closed my eyes,
I saw that it was free.

I walk around in darkness,
afraid of every light,
for whatever would I get,
if I never lived in fright?

Consumed by all the heat,
that permeates the ground,
Am I bound by hell,
or Heaven have I found?

I see now in the darkness,
when I look from deep within,
it's there I find the chains,
that kept me tangled in.

Sometimes I want the madness,
for then I feel alive,
but when I close my eyes,
I know it's you I strive.

As I see the flag a sway,
I know this is the day,
I walk away from darkness,
for it's you that lights my way.


Thank you for the gift,
and the light from deep within,
for if I'm filled with darkness,
this prison, I'll stay in.

 
Tiffany Long
10.5.2023