As the sun sets,
and the light dims...
The night is an ocean,
"Let's go for a swim".
Embracing the darkness,
Its arms stronger than mine...
It could swallow you whole,
and I'm thinking: "That is just fine".
The nights here are warm,
but its grip feels so cold...
The night is now mine...
"To have, and to hold".
Let us forget the day...
"It wasn't kind to us, was it?"
The night lets me let
skeletons out of my closet.
They dance in the night,
smiles twisted with glee...
Their dance card is full,
and their partner's just me.
Bodies animated by dreams,
eyes darkened by death...
Hold my hands as we walk
along this dark path.
The morning will