I Have Fear of Darkness

a poem about an inability to relax alone in the dark.

My imagination swirls as the door closed.

Nothing is hidden except what’s lost in my head.

The darkness she wraps me within her embrace.

I wonder towards sleep in this uncomfortable space.

Night eyes adjust to feed upon images of fright.

I notice the closet door not shut snug and tight.

Then unfamiliar sounds echo inside of my room.

These blankets they shelter me from my impending doom.

Sounds of the night send me to sail.

I drift among oceans of ominous tales.

Demons sit chanting forgotten songs of the dead.

I tremble under my sheets where fear is now fed.

A courage I muster through this frozen terror.

I leap from a mattress framed cliff with a motion to mirror.

Then flip on a light to end nights commotion surreal.

There in my room I stand all alone.

I open the door welcoming my hallways faint glow.

Then returning to bed for twilights mixed sleep.

Other poetry written by Christopher Madsen