Dusk Envelops Me

I spend every day just waiting

For the light to fade,

Waiting for the sun

To disappear

Into the seam

Where the sky

Greets the land

In a stunning scene,

Gifting me

With the comfort

I seek

In the blanket

Of darknesses obscurity.

Because when dusk envelops me,

I feel at home

In my skin.

The moon gives me permission

To slow down

And listen

To all of the thoughts

That get lost

In the haste

Of these mindless

And fast-paced days.

I crave the stillness

That comes

With the setting

Of the sun.

I feel the safest

Under the blanket

Of night’s gray,

When the truly scary things

About living

Have been lulled into sleep,

And I’m finally free

To just be.