within the moon’s shadow

showing no mercy
that guiltless fog
laced
with despondency
silently
casts
the net
of its affliction
upon
the weary spirit
offering
no hope of release
only holding forth
mental
distress
of displaced
subsistence
within the
moon’s shadow
that darkness
harboring
judgments
about abnormality
triggering
a myriad of
inhibitions
with an extreme
sensitivity
to clarity
where the
rays of sun
embracing
normality dwells

“I fear if I did not explore
and accept the darkness,
I would never appreciate fully
the radiance embodying the light.”

peace out

Words by    ~Keith Alan Hamilton~