Dawn & Dusk

I have been running
My whole life
From a darkness
Loitering in my mind

My striving for success
Was out of fear
A negotiation tactic
To show it needn’t be here

If I stopped
My lamps would go out
And from its fortress
The darkness would sprout

I would scramble desperately
Hunting for a candle
To spare me the torture
Of this oppressive strangle

But then I found
A secret light
Hidden in my heart
All this time

I sit in silence
Appreciate what I’ve got
And that warm candle
Eases those dark thoughts