Turn off the lights
This way it shall not matter
Whether you decide to close your eyes
Or keep them open
Let the dark disassemble your sanity
As your pupils dilate to let in this vague abyss
Do you find comfort in the embrace of nothingness
Or does it leave you gasping for air
As your claustrophobia wails for the comfort of another
Does the pressure of this unknown
Cause you distress
Or can you be content with the knowledge
That you may not be alone
When you turn off the lights
You hand over all the responsibilities
You possessed in the harsh fluorescent of day
When you turn off the lights
No longer must you debate with your eyelids
To convince them that they must flutter
When you turn off the lights
The color of your eyes takes on no hue
And results in a concept that no longer matters
For when you turn off the lights
How certain can you be
Without the confirmation of responding illumination
That you truly blink at all