The night is quiet and dark within
A place to disappear and hide your worries in,
Far away from Life's demands and unforgiving eyes,
Just pull the darkness in around you,
Shut out the lies.

Walk softly in the shadows of the day,
Rest in dusky nooks along the way,
Take solace in closing out
The unrelenting glare of light,
Renewed there in the softness of the night.

In the midnight hour there is no black and white,
No terrors to relive, no wars to fight,
No one there to call attention
To all you've tried and failed to do,
Just the peace of the night....And you.