Day 13: Before the Light

Photo Courtesy: Alberto Di Donato

What comes before the light

Is what translates the night;

The difference between dawn

And the shades of twilight.

What comes before the sun;

Before the skies go bright?

What thrives before the light,

Are demons with sharp eyes.

Legends of horror tales

Who kick our fright awake,

Because within the dark,

These things see us as we are.

What comes before the light

Is the deep secret down inside;

Our darkest fears arise

And try to paralyze

The very essence of

The stuff that turns us on.

Akpan