Hello Darkness my old friend,
I came to talk about the old days
When you sneaked on me with pretence
And made me look at the world with disdain
You told me light was fire that I could be hurt by it
So I hid in Night, scared but I bore with it.
I was tired, I wanted out
But you said wanting out meant chasing clout
I cried, I bled, I was frustrated!
You sighed, You vexed but you were motivated.
Then one day when you were out of sight,
Wandering away in the depths of the dark,
I found Courage and he took me to Light!
Oh! He was beautiful, adorned in sparks!
I touched him, Alas! he wasn’t hot like Fire!
He was Life, he was Kind, he was Bright!
Hello Darkness my old friend,
I found the truth in the end
The truth that you had your share of the world
But no, you wanted it all!