Incandescent Darkness, By Brian37 (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB/META and @Brianrrs37 on Twitter/X)

The dichotomy, the epitome
Of the pit in me, desperately
Wanting to be free of uncertainty

Candle’s wick, burned thin not thick
Fading light in Olmec spice
Blistered tongue , forked of thrice

They’ve come to play, I have no say
Vultures wings, block out the day
Voices in my head make fray

Head to rest, is not to be
I am am accosted by anxiety
Bombarding my brain in cacophony

It is unwanted company
My only companion, my only friend
I want this madness forever to end

You flirt with me darkness
Seductive wink, I nod in sync
I could be gone in just a blink

Always I feel on the brink
Pit in my gut perpetual sink
I can’t make sense of this link

The brick smashes the window
I have murdered the sparrow
Hollow bones void of marrow

I struggle for time, of which to borrow
Under my sheets, I hide and burrow
Hard to wake up, and look for tomorrow

You see me smile, masking my sorrow.