The darkness swirls around
Turning from a lack of light
To a physical being, with
long fingers and cold breath.
It drifts without purpose, only a haunting
dread
like at any moment it would suffocate
smother
And none would be the wiser.
The dark is a silent killer
but not for its own traits,
but rather for what hides within.
In one room, the dark conceals
tears
The woman weeps for her lost child
and her lost self.
Wallpaper peels
A sickening yellow color
As she drives herself to insanity.
Her love has gone to waste.
Across town, the darkness hides the girl
Who never had any love to begin with.
Her hoodie hides a pattern of scars
Each etched from a different broken night-
a pattern of pain. But
the dark covers it all.
She crouches in the shadow
Wondering
If this were the time the sun wouldn't rise again.
It is not the darkness to be afraid of
but rather,
what hides within.
Feb 20
Feb 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM UTC
The darkness swirls around
Turning from a lack of light
To a physical being, with
long fingers and cold breath.
It drifts without purpose, only a haunting
dread
like at any moment it would suffocate
smother
And none would be the wiser.
The dark is a silent killer
but not for its own traits,
but rather for what hides within.
In one room, the dark conceals
tears
The woman weeps for her lost child
and her lost self.
Wallpaper peels
A sickening yellow color
As she drives herself to insanity.
Her love has gone to waste.
Across town, the darkness hides the girl
Who never had any love to begin with.
Her hoodie hides a pattern of scars
Each etched from a different broken night-
a pattern of pain. But
the dark covers it all.
She crouches in the shadow
Wondering
If this were the time the sun wouldn't rise again.
It is not the darkness to be afraid of
but rather,
what hides within.
darkness, fears, suicide, depression, trigger warnings, s/h, i love you for you so don't give yourself up