perfect dark

 i love the dark
you can be anything
you can hide it all
or you can let it all hang out
it doesn't matter
it's dark, and no one can see
you can cry
you can scheme
anything is possible
but it can consume you
hold you captive
convice you that the dark is the only thing that can keep you safe
convince you not to trust
convince you that to be blind is to be happy
and sometimes
when nothing else is there
i retreat into it
i let it embrace me
i let it tell me whatever it wants to
because in the dark i can be
whatever
i can cry
and i can know that no one will see
no one will know
that clouds of smoke keep me sane
keep me
let me
teach me too
love myself
to be myself
the

existential dilemma

i have

i don't know what i'm doing

i don't know what i'm supposed to be

i don't know what i want to be

but you can't tell how scared i am of meaningless existence

when we're in the dark.

boo.  did i scare you?

Reviews

[Frank F. Atanacio]

wow-- this poem put me in the dark but with so many lights-- really good write well penned!

[Weaza]

I thought that was great! You showed different side of the darkness ppl don't know about and want to hide from. Very discriptive! Keep writing!



Weaza

[John A Common]

Awwww!! oh sorry you scared me:). I agree with you completely. I really dig that you are accepting a darker more dangerous side of you. I think this is a very good poem and I'm going to put it in my fav's. Great job.