Nyctophilia

How is the combination of

A rubicund umbrella and a no-nonsense black dress?

Look closely.

The umbrella is not rubicund.

It was initially a captivating black.

The ruddiness is actually

The result of streaking every layer of it,

With his crimson blood.

I do not usually stroll around the city at night,

My mom denies.

But the sole pleasure

Of a lone nyctophiliac,

Lies in the crispness of an intricate night.

Not for any sinister motive,

But for appreciating the darkness,itself.

To envision,

Things ill-lit and jet-black.

To imitate the mythical Cimmerians

Residing in perpetual darkness near the land of the dead.

Aphotic sunlight

Cannot touch the inky blackness of my bodily caves.

The caliginous sky

Shuns her only companion twilight,

While I make love to a giant nebulous glow

Emitting from the stygian eye

Of that sinister wolf.

Nothing will harm me

In this pitch-black vicinity.

I am already one with the night

Now how will darkness deceive its tenebrosity?

Author's Note

Nyctophilia was a word challenge thrown to me by a friend.I formulated this poem with the said word.Thanks for reading this dark fantasy.Wish I could be the girl in the painting above:(
I have also used my knowledge of Greek mythology(a little bit though) in this poem.If you are not sure about it,ask me or Google ;)

Reviews

[Captain Rilen]

I loved the constant description of darkness and you have used the word Nyctophilia in a great context so I think you can safely say that the challange has been completed successfully :) I really liked the additions of greek mythology, really cool! (I studied it a bit myself in my last semester at university)

[fattycbreezy52]

And you have made my day with such nice comments. .Thanks a lot:)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really like the mood of this...reminds me of the Bronx with the alleyway...and the red umbrella reminds me of the little girls dress in Shindler's List being the only thing in color in the movie...or Rumble Fish where the Bettas , blue and red, were the only color...
maybe you are the girl in the picture...the journey of your mind going where she is.

gave me a chill...

j.

[fattycbreezy52]

Woww an interesting review. Shindler's List..Oh yes!
And I strive to become the girl in this picture. Thanks a lot:)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This is a very creative and 'dark' write FBC. It has the feel of the vampire fantasy books and movies that are so popular. As FT says you have some splendid word choices and such excellent descriptions. Think I will get home before dusk lol!

[fattycbreezy52]

Lol hopefully:D Yes, I love vampire fantasy books a lot.
So this poem is quite an obvious thing on my part haha..Thanks a lot, John:)

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This is very creative and dark... love Aphotic, caliginous, stygian, tenebrosity - so apt for this piece... love the artwork too...

[fattycbreezy52]

And I just love this review. Thanks a lot:)