I Would Not Be Left in the Dark

Ignorance is not bliss

Photo by Ksenia Chernaya from Pexels

I learned to walk in the dark in case
I ever had to flee barefoot and blindfolded

mind you no real because just a caution,
a plan, a readiness, I was all of seven

mapped the roots and dips and rocks
memorized the barks, encoded each evening smell
when the darkness drops…