i stopped being afraid of the dark,
when i ceased feeling for
all the murderous shadows,
silently encroaching,
just about to strike.now,
i think upon the ways
in which they'll end me,
and the excitement
that's sure to ensue.
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Poetrywords that pour from the veins of the sky. a collection of joyous, soul-crushing melodies, set to the tune of the desert-seaside breeze. //#539 in Poetry [2016.07.10]
nyctophobia
i stopped being afraid of the dark,
when i ceased feeling for
all the murderous shadows,
silently encroaching,
just about to strike.now,
i think upon the ways
in which they'll end me,
and the excitement
that's sure to ensue.