I used to be afraid of the dark,
I cried myself to sleep many nights,
It was scary, the inky enveloping darkness,
I would dream of a place with no night,
where I never had to sleep,
never had to have the nightmeres,
bad dreams that plagued me so long,
I wished for every star to sit by my bed,
keep me safe at night,
those darling stars, burning in thier heaven,
so brave, so unafraid
of the evil that surrounded them,
Now I am no longer afraid of the dark,
I am a star,
burning brightly, despite my dim surroundings
I refuse to give in to the evil all around,
I have the light now,
I am no longer afraid of the dark,
In my life I realize,
I am the light.

01/21/2003

Posted on 01/22/2003
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