Hello, Darkness (My Old Friend)

Hello, Darkness,

My old friend.

I see you've come 'round

To visit again.

 

What brings you here

And how long will you stay?

Gee, I haven't seen you since,

Well, just the other day!

 

It seems you must like

Coming to visit me.

And now each time you're gone,

You're all my mind can see.

 

So dear friend,

Why are you here?

Have you come to warn me

That Love might be near?

 

Oh, sweet Darkness

I no longer fear Love.

It is like a heavenly blessing

From up above!

 

You're right,

I know it won't last.

That's what Love does -

Crawls in and runs out, fast.

 

But I feel this one

In the bottom of my heart.

I don't want to believe

That Love will tear this apart.

 

Ok, my pal,

I guess you win.

You've proven that to love me

Could only be a sin.

 

No one cares about me,

Hell, they never will!

But why does Love

Have to make me feel this thrill?

 

Alright, Darkness

My good old friend,

It seems my story

Will now come to an end.

 

And I know that

Here beside me

Is where

You'll always be.

 

You'll guide,

You'll haunt.

You'll blind,

You'll taunt.

 

So take away

My final light

And hold my hand

As I die tonight...

 

Copyright©JosieWentzel10May2008

Reviews

[Leah Elisabeth]

Well, i think this poem would have been good if you had not had me expecting Simon and Garfunkel from the first line. I found it a little bit difficult to take your poem on its own merit after that, especially because I had the real lyrics running through my head and they didn't fit your meter or rhyming scheme. Anyway, I guess I am urging you to forge your own path. You have talent, come up with your own ideas!

[Christopher 'Windstorm'..]

it drips of voidic darkness tearing at your soul... nicely done

[a Messenger]

You are my world, my life. I will never leave.

[An owl on the moon]

Your words somehow ring falsely true.
And if you leave, may I go with you?
Darkness is fickle and leaves no friends,
so take me with you to make amends.