From the Shadows
She wore the darkness like a veil, drawing it softly across her face as she peered from the shadows, careful never to lean too far and risk too much. The…
Explosives, Darkness, and an Uneasy Sleep
The glow sticks were fading to nothing. Embers smoldered but gave off little in terms of light or heat. Overhead a roll of clouds robbed the night of its gay…
Said The Darkness to the Candle
Said the darkness to the candle, “Why fightest thou the night?” Said the candle to the shadow, “Why begrudgest thou my light? ‘Tis only in the contrast that…
Shapes
By the light of the stone, he could see shapes at the edge of his vision. Shadows within shadows, hunched, meagre, and yet powerful in presence. Startled, he…
Only Blackness
Pain. He could feel pain, in his knees. He was sitting on them, he realized. For how long? He tried to move one hand -- it responded weakly, dragging over a…
light
there is a crack in everything the broken shards can cut your fingers you see the crack and think there is only darkness but the cracks are how light gets in
Dark Ponderings
Hendricks, Logan. Age 23 years and 4 months. Religious preference: Wiccan. Single, no dependents. He liked folding paper and the color orange. Sarge just sent…
Dreaming of Dawn
Darkness creeps ever closer completely consuming every flickering star that dares to shine within the endless sky We cannot reach those ancient children of…
11. In Obscurity, There is Protection
_“*Darkness* has always been on my side. What use have I ever had for the light, aside for its defining the borders of my zone of protection? Blackness keeps…
Time To Close Dark Chapters
“We should go in,” she whispered, her voice a delicate breeze. Devin nodded, head and heart heavy, “Yes, it’s time.” He paused, breathed deep the languid air…
Thoughts Beside An Open Window
This blackness is all consuming, bouncing and waving its way across my wall (not even the night light can save me now). I sit in awe as it grows larger…
Off to Face the Coming Night
The boy, for he was no more than a boy no matter how he might protest, shifted his heavy belt and tugged his watch cap into place. His smile was a quiet act of…
Always and Ever Present.
Darkness. Always and ever present. We are born in the dark. We return and surrender to the dark at the end of every day. We adventure into the darkness. We…
Caught Between
With his limping gate, Devon crossed the lawn as well as he was able. Light from an obnoxiously lively party lit him from behind, cast his shadow clear to the…
Darkness within
Darkness within a monster beneath my own skin the Mr. Hyde that awakens at night the ugly fury there’s no escape for me the monster’s inside of me it ‘s…
What is death??
What is death? is there an afterlife? is what we call life just a dream we are waiting to wake up from? does it hurt to die? is it colorful? or is it just…
The Apothecary's Child
I turned in time to be near-blinded by what must have been an industrial strength flashlight rapidly overtaking me. I winced and shielded my eyes as the…
Old Sins
“Yeah,” Beth said as she sidled up behind him, using him as protection from the elements, “Seeking the light in the darkness is great for comfort but lousy for…
Floating
You know, they always said that when you died, there would be a bright light, and your whole life was suppose to flash before your eyes. All I saw was red…
Square Faces
As I take every step, I hear the houses around me breathing loudly. I can feel them watching me, the windows the eyes, the sidewalk, the large tongue lolling…