When Darkness Descends Poetry and Music Bring Light

A journey from night into day

Candlelight isn’t romantic in South Africa! (Image by Markus Baumeler from Pixabay)

my motivation tumbles
into wells of despair
I scramble — want to
climb the stairs
but cannot find them

heart stuck in the basement
will not open
hardly coping
I want to breathe words
but they…