The Dark

The Dark
by Jude Kyrie

The room had been dark
for my lifetime.
Always dark.
Without windows or lamp.
Why do I stay here?
Perhaps because
Its dark cool and safe.
people scare me,
the light scares me.
I have been here
for a long time.
I wont come out
I have seen the light before.
As a young man.
I saw the gaiety
the laughter
the excitement
yes the romance.
Ahh! the romance.
I saw her when
she unbundled
her hair for me.
She took my heart
No! it was my soul.
When she ate it.
I was left here
in the dark,
in this room,
forever.