Darkness

The Darkness, can be anything.

You can be scared, and see it as

A Monster,

Who can hear your heartbeat,

Who can mimick your eyes' expectations,

Who can amplify every tick of the clock,

Who can make pipes scream and boards wail,

Who can make a breeze into a breathe.

Or you can be calm, and see it

As a friend, who will cover you

In it, like a blanket or a sweater.

A rippling pool of black, slightly

Moving you like a wave

Isolation, from everything you

Can't handle, you give it to the darkness,

And it becomes a foundation.

Or you could be like me and turn on

The lights.