Fear of Darkness -First Draft- by Coconinja, literature
Literature
Fear of Darkness -First Draft-
In my beautiful dreams I bathe in the light of the night's pearl. The illumination of the night keeps me safe, but from what?
I fear you, darkness.
I fear the sounds you make in the night.
I fear what lurks within you.
I fear you, darkness.
In my waking hour I shiver from the chill of the nights winds. The freezing cold air leaves me vulnerable, but to what?
I fear you, darkness.
I fear the dark figures that call you home.
I fear your consumption of my sight.
In my restless dreams, I see everything in the darkness; the creatures and people whom frighten me, but then I awake.
The morning sun shining across the room, and you