A Pervasive Night

The sun descends and

The darkness rises;

Nighttime casts off

Daytime disguises.

A chilling reveal,

An instinctive appeal

To the one who conceals

All his sinful reprises.

My mind, a captive;

Disquieted dreams,

A desperate pulse,

And preemptive screams

Have me balling my fists.

Yes, this darkness insists

That my panic persists,

Tears me up at the seams.

I know you’re not here.

Still, I can’t stop the tears,

Nor my trembling lips,

Nor my outrageous fears.

For the night won’t ascend

And this nightmare won’t end.

You won’t let me transcend

All your traumatic years.