Darkness
Erik Wesley Kosmerl 1983 (USA)
Cold, bitter wind seeping under my clothes.
Chilled to the deepest part of my being.
The wind entraps my hair and tosses it like a rag doll; throwing it freely about, not caring.
Fall is unpleasantly cold, the Moon throwing shadows every which way, illuminating the lonely streets.
I walk alone, afraid of what lurks behind every distorted shadow. Every dank, dark alley.
My fear of darkness is ever-growing like the ivy clinging to the cold wall. One day I hope not to fear it.
About this poem
I wrote this poem on September 9th, 1999 during my junior year of high school for my English class. Out of a hundred fifty plus students my teacher had told me that it was one of her favorites that year. I have always remembered it.
Written on September 09, 1999
Submitted by DravenLee83 on June 18, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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