Fade to Black

The darkness was creeping in.

You were a star in my night sky.

In an attempt to stave off my darkness,

I clung to the promise of your more youthful glow.

 

Over and over I sought to draw nearer to you,

only to be burned again and again.

 

Time and experience has brought with it
a sense of inevitability and reluctant acceptance.

 

I must spark my own match.
I must seek that light from within myself.

 

As you fade to black…………