Earning the Darkness
Lost in the light,
With no one there to see;
Then shadows come,
And darkness sets me free.
Free to retreat,
To find that place inside,
Where worlds are made
To hide the world outside:
A world too bright,
Too real to comprehend;
The dreams preserve
The peace of just-pretend.
But morning waits,
Awaits my tired return;
I brave the light
To one more darkness earn.