Night

God, be with me in this long dark night. 
Assure that tiny flickering flame 
buried deep within my hollow chest 
be not snuffed out
by these winds of change. 

Be with me as I plummet through surrender. 
This infinite, vast void. 
Shepherd me to holy mystery. 

Take my hand through death, 
lead me past its rot. 
Let me not linger in its seduction
but be my courage towards a dawning.