The Safety of Darkness
As I pull back the curtain
And the daylight floods in
My insides squirm
Like a worm
On a hook.
My sanctuary of darkness
Has instantaneously been invaded
By the rising sun
The beginning of another day.
Does the night seem so short
Because I dread its end?
I wish I could hunker down
In pitch darkness forever
Fast asleep
Numb to the world.
Instead, as the day wears on
I know,
Like yesterday,
Like every day,
My anxiety
And constant longing for
The return of darkness grows.
To make matters worse
Daylight savings has arrived
And my heart thumps
As I reluctantly put the clock
An hour forwards.
I settle down
To a precisely measured out breakfast
And begin the countdown of hours
Until
Night will return
And sleep will wrap me up
And hold me close
Safe and secure
Oblivious to the reality
Of life.
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