The Night

I’m scared of the night

Of the uncertainty it brings.

Of the way it cloaks all your fears in a blanket of unease.

The room fills with worries and memories.

The air becomes so thick I can hardly breathe.

Forced to remember, forced to deal with it all while I’m battling the clock for sleep.

I wish the night would keep its brutal honesty, I wish I could hide in the clouds of the day.

I wish, I wish, I wish I didn’t have to face any of it.

But the night makes you face yourself. The night makes you grow.

The night makes you realize the deepest parts of yourself you never dreamed to know.

The night is the hero and the villain all cloaked in one.

The night is what will make you run. 

Author's Note

I'm not happy with the ending, I need to write a smoother close out. But this is it so far.

Reviews

[Cherry On Top]

I loved the ending. It was suspenseful to say the least. It's also really like, I don't know, like it makes me think and I can myself in that situation. Loved it.

[Robert]

This is a nice poem and the emotion of the night and what they mean to you. So its expressive and well written. I think the last line as you mentioned was "what will; reading the last line and saying those two words together may be a tongue twister or sorts. But I don't find anything wrong with it.

[Maskedthoughts]

Thanks for the feedback!

[Gee]

My favourite time whilst all is fine and dandy,a terrible time if any turmoil in my life.Nice poem Miss thoughts,nice

[Maskedthoughts]

Thank you!

[ANTO]

Im working backwards here MT, based on your Authors notes (before I forget lol)
The ending seems fine - the abrupt finish gives the impression that the speaker has indeed split/ran
This is strange for me because recently I found myself reviewing a poem all about the benefits of the night - the anonymity it affords and that but yours is the antithesis if you like of that one and I can see now how this is a difficult time of day for the speaker - the stillness of the night - not even the city hum makes one deal with the Self. The speaker projects the attributes brutal and fear (inducing) onto the night but it is the speaker that is making the brutal self discoveries and creating the fear.

I enjoyed this - its quite deep and very personally resonant.
:)

[Maskedthoughts]

Wow I cannot thank you enough for your continuous kind words! Thank you :)

[ANTO]

Thats enough MT. xD

[cimmy wuv xxxooo]

This was honest and REAL!
I like the battling with the clock part, for sleep. Because its true and SO annoying when you have to be up early the next morning and you cant sleep.
You describe Night Very well.
I enjoyed this read.
Keep writing :)

[Maskedthoughts]

Thank you!

[cimmy wuv xxxooo]

Anytime :)