in the dark

i do love
the hidden
pleasures
of being
in the dark,

how should i
count my time,
minutes, hours,
sighs,
heartbeats,

i do feel free
to enter,
walking over
that threshold
still evolving,

treading through
memories,
untroubled,
this raw, safe
moment,
take me,

so, one by one
i put out
the stars,
i dim the moon
half lit.