Paradox

Hush In The Midst Of Darkness

They once sang me to sleep
A lullaby when I was younger.
I was always afraid of the dark.
Shadows and items transformed
Themselves into creatures
Of the night.
Not even covers I hid underneath
Could offer me refuge.
I know I was hallucinating
But I ran to seek help.
Help sang me sweetly to sleep
Promising no harm will come
To me.
There I was, hushed in the
Midst of darkness.

I still prefer to sleep with my
Light on.
No one comes to save me now
When I cry out.
The light is not enough to fight
My nightmares yet I try.
You read my struggle in every verse
Of poems I write.
God hears my every prayer.
I have learnt twice over
To be my own saviour.
So I switch off the lights and sit
With my enemy.
I hush in the midst of darkness.

I tell myself morning will come
The sunrise will chase night away.
I forget sunset welcomes the night
Maybe I will find the torch that
Always burns high to take
Me home someday.
For now I make friends with the
Shadows I despise
I look my demons in the eye
I hush in the midst of darkness