Light and Dark

One day-
When it all comes to light
Maybe I won't be so afraid -
To turn my back on the dark
For fear that things watch me and I cannot see

But-
From what I know of the world
Darkness hides -
In those who hold the light
For it is light that casts the shadows
And make-
The darkness seem dread

For it is light that watches your back
As you walk to darkness
And-
To return to the light
The shadows cast behind
Impossible to move towards that light
For you must look to see-
What lurks in the shadows cast

It is the light-
That has taught you to be afraid
For it does not acknowledge-
The shadows that lurk in it's bright
It pretends at hope - a flicker and glimmer
And they say-
It is only in the dark, can you see the light
But I have seen-
The dark that is in the light

Across the table where you sat

You sat and stared
I felt silly -
Talking about my ideas
Your silence unnerved me

Your eyes had alot more to say
Piercing, sharp and beautiful
As cliche would have it -
I fell for you.

Were you looking at me?
Or past me?
Across the table - where you sat
I felt the colour rising as you glanced up

It's all so cliche
And I felt so silly
Talking about the things
That I could talk about-
with no one else

Land and belonging

Removed -
Refined -
Isolated -
Intra-cultural blend of norms'
Expectations and reactions
Free to be in anonymity
Yet wrapped in loneliness of unknown kin
For spirit tek spirit they always say'
In this sea of bodies, as time tumbles past
Faces twirl in the madness of the pace
And yet you stick out to me -
A reminder of a land I remember -
in passing memories and vivid dreams
Dreams -
Of endless sky and open hearts
Darkness and stars at night
For spirit tek spirit they always say
Another land claims you
Yet-
your spirit belongs to my land.