sweet black night

surround me with your

cold dark curtain, covering

over every trace of who I am,

have been, will ever be

shadow over shadow let no

light enter this enveloping

blanket, no thought no hope

to despoil this newfound

comfort, this desolation this

sanctuary of darkness,

for now evil loses its shape

and good becomes formless,

deformity dissipates as every

last contour is smoothed into

smooth, shaded again until

each particle becomes as

it’s brother, no end to my

beginning, no triumph or

conflict in this void of blackness,

color has no meaning here

memories meld and deepen

blending today with forever

layer over layer,

terror and bliss become

playmates cloaked under cover

of your encircling wraps

my love, my night,

leaning tenderly into your

apathetic embrace I become

numb, sinking deliciously

11/15/2002

Posted on 12/01/2017
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