The Night

I walk through the darkness 

log shadows surround every step

Horrors are told of your darkened sky

People hide till the moon passes

The night holds darkness 

Darkness and blindness 

Blindness hides what is coming next

Yes, you are feared. The late hours haunt

They haunt those who stay in daylight 

Haunt those who fear what they cannot see. 

They know what they know and they do not look beyond 

Others love the night, but not for the night. 

In the night I see the short skirts, leather coats, cutthroats and other forms of evil 

Yes, evil hides in the shadows of the night. 

The moon’s light is blocked out by the partying spotlight 

The lion lurks in the shadows,

She hunts in the night

Just when you least expect it

 she strikes

A shot rings out, a life is lost. 

Yes, all forms of evil lurk in the night. 

As the lion strikes, the peaceful sleep

Sleep till morning, avoid the night

Yet, is that all the night holds? Do the shadows only hide darkness

All the same, the moon will shine over the crashing waves

The stars that city lights hide reman,

They remain, 

They are just better hidden than the darkness 

A peace can come when the world sleeps. 

I peace not seen by the rush of daylight 

The moon watches as fireflies shine. 

Fireflies and stars

Is there  beauty in the darkness?

Or just darkness in the darkness?