Fearing the dark

Fear of the dark is normal,

Because the night is nightmare's place,

For nothing honest hides its name,

And nothing of beauty hides its face.

Nothing true walks shadowed ways,

Shadows hide themselves in night,

For all the nightmares fear the day,

Because it hurts to face the light.

A person often walks by day,

And turns and flees from shining moon,

For many humans do believe

That darkness brings eternal doom.

It's okay to be afraid,

For darkness tries to swallow all,

The unknown scares us night and day,

And when it hits us hard, we fall.

Copyright December 1, 2014 by Christina Gatchel. This post may not be copied or reproduced without express permission from the author.