Take This Darkness
stood on the end of the wind blown pier
the last day of the year
a sweet tooth honey trap
keeps me looking back
under our feet where we would lie
before the tide rose
we blew the embers and watched
the starlings dance
I knew you were right
there’s only so much darkness in a night
took your remnants to the ledge
the railhead cinder grey
words rose off the page
I watched them float
away under our feet where we would lie
before the spring tide
we blew the embers and watched
the starlings dance
swirling sparks
circle this advice
when you’re in the depth
of winter’s chest
there’s only so much darkness in a night