darkness awaits
creeping into your skin
chilling secrets
washed away with a bottle of gin
goosebumps on your neck
from kisses of death
once midnight reaches
beware what may breach
into your soul
darkness no longer awaits

          for us all

i knew she had been crying
her face red, and her eyes were glazed
small chuckles followed by a crack in her voice
straight looks out the window,
unsure what to ask her
i kept the radio for noise
took her some drinks
a shot from the bottle drowned the silent cries
alcohol was the disguise
and yet she kept quiet about her tears
and i acted like i didn't hear
driving her home
i wished her goodnight
to wake up the next morning in fright

she was gone...

if only i could discover what demons she was facing
if only i could be the one who ended up saving her
but alas, i wasn't


she's gone now and i keep thinking about our night in the truck