She always heard that saying
You know the one about dark before light
Well it never helped
Not once
Not even half of once
It never helped
Always recited during the most trying of times
While the children cry because u screamed
they fear what will happen
While the children cry because I screamed
they fear what will happen
In the dark before light
Inevitability
Wrapped in enigma
Because they know not whence they came nor where they are going
They just know what they see
No evil
Hear
No evil
Speak
No evil
Just the dark before light
Repositioned
I can't tell which is worse
Either is debilitating
Ur mind berating you with questions
About yourself
For whatever reason
For all of ‘em
Because…. Ummmmmm…. The internet?
Fighting oneself for control of oneself
Grappling with a spectre
In the dark before light
Dead men walk
No one notices
The loneliness comes and hugs you
Like a long lost sibling
Rubbing your back and rocking you like Auntie
When u cried that time because you lost money
Skin and bones comfort
Mac n cheese at midnight because you’re too skinny
Maybe in the dark before light
We find ourselves
But what if that dark is manufactured
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