An Ode to Darkness

[image error]Pexels.com" data-medium-file="https://brandonellrich.files.wordpres..." data-large-file="https://brandonellrich.files.wordpres..." src="https://brandonellrich.files.wordpres..." alt="An Ode to Darkness - shows the outline or silhouette of the profile of a person's head/torso." class="wp-image-1650" width="460" height="688" srcset="https://brandonellrich.files.wordpres... 200w, https://brandonellrich.files.wordpres... 460w, https://brandonellrich.files.wordpres... 100w" sizes="(max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px" />Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.comDarkness, if it weren’t for thee,What would we know of light?We’d sweat and toil on endlesslyIf there were not a nightWhere would we hide our greatest sinsBut the darkness of our souls?We needn’t take a Savior in,If we’re ever pure and whole.We could not see the time of day,If no darkened shadows grow.Is it time for lunch or work or play?We shall never deign to know.We should never know of other worlds,Or the beauty of the stars.The universe shan’t be unfurled,To see the only sphere is ours.To Darkness, then, I say again!Thou giv'st rest to my tired eyesForever here have you been,And shall be with me when I die.Copyright © 2022 Brandon Ellrich

This poem was written in response to W3 Prompt #22: Wea’ve Written Weekly at the Skeptic’s Kaddish, so please visit his page to read other writers’ responses.

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