The darkness is calming,
I love to sit in my dark room
Listening to music soft and slow.
Why is everyone afraid of the dark?
It makes me feel serene,
Nothing to see but the black emptiness, cold but full of a quiet unlike any other.
It’s easy to think about things in the darkness,
There’s nothing to advert my thoughts,
No one can see me and I can’t see them.
The only sound other than music is my breathing and the sound of my heart
Beating eagerly in my chest.
Why must we always have a light on?
We could see the beautiful stars,
The reflection of the moon on the river
If you would be willing to enjoy this darkness.
Look out at the city below and all their lights,
They have their joy and I have mine.
In the darkness I blend in,
No one can gawk at me like I’m a freak,
I don’t have to deal with the stares, all the eyes:
It’s just me with the best camouflage for this kind shade of light.
Me and my heartbeat
Me and my breathing.
Come, join me in the darkness and let’s melt away with the quiet still of the night;
Letting our hands clasp and our hearts beat as one.
In the darkness.
(C) Tabatha Goughneour 2004
Tranquil darkness 