Darkness Lurking

Dan Gellert
Nov 4 · 1 min read
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Losing light lets the dark slide in.
Comfort may descend with squeezed eyes.
The dark helps sorrow ruminate.

The dark gives rest a stage.
The black gives rage a rest.
The dark brings urgency to dreaming.

Peek.
.
.

The peeking keeps life present, possible.
Trust the light.
It might return at any moment.

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Dan Gellert

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Trying to write what I see, usually with poetry. By day I mix audio. Most other hours I husband and father. Then I write… www.linkedin.com/in/dangellert

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