darkness

When the stark harsh light fades

and the thousands of disapproving glances turn away

I turn to you and empty my heart into your numerous pages

scribbling and scrawling 

like one possessed 

when a pink glow finally settles over the evening

and darkness envelops the sky

the world drops its guard

masks fall 

and old memories resurface, threatening to burst at the seams 

Conversations take on a new meaning

and seemingly mundane lyrics

feel like deep philosophy

Ever so silently 

amidst alcohol creeping through my veins 

I find my defenses slipping 

and my mind apparating to a different  world 

where my make believe dreams 

coexist with you peacefully 

....if I crave this darkness just to feel alive

just to experience an illusion of you 

before the morning light takes you away

....then so be it.