In the Dark
An Excerpt from "Not Your Property" The Play.
In the Dark...
Light only cast shadows.
In those shadow...
That dodge the light
Lurking behind walls
Around corners
Camouflaged
Between bushes
Behind trees.
In those shadows...
The likeness of Men
Keeping secrets.
In the Dark...
Light only cast shadows.
The shadows that hide
Decisions you have made
In the dark.
In those shadows...
Bruises appear
Beatings appear
Abductions appear.
In those shadows...
Men appear concealed
Behind masked smiles.
Great pretenders hide
In the dark shadows
Cast by the light
That shines in the dark.
In those dark shadow...
A metamorphoses occurs
Strange things happen in the dark:
Rape
Incest
Child Abuse
Domestic Violence
Human Trafficking.
In the dark...
Where secrets are kept.
In the dark...
The murder of innocence
Lost hope
Abandoned dreams...and
Silent screams.
In the dark...
Light only cast shadows.
Depression sets
Waiting to devour
Your spirit.
In the dark...
Light only cast shadows...
Of Pain
Of Sorrow
Of Grief.
In those shadow...
Resides your fears.
Poeticallyours...
Terri A. Durden
2018
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