Darkness

In the still of night, the silence is deep,

A world asleep, while I still weep.

Shadows stretch, but never hold—

In the dark, I feel so cold.

The echo of steps that are not mine,

Hopes that flicker, then decline.

I reach for light, but it slips away—

In this darkness, I learn to stay.

But in the quiet, a flicker of grace,

A chance to meet myself face to face.

Loneliness is a path, though stark,

That guides me gently through the dark.

So in the darkness, I find my way,

To hold the night, and greet the day.

For in the lonely, I start to see—

The strength that lives inside of me.