Darkness

Can you feel it?

This odd contentment,

In this empty room,

Where there’s solace in this darkness.

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I’m all alone,

But I never felt better,

Because even in my sadness,

There’s warmth.

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Isn’t it amusing?

When you find comfort in tears

And sense sympathy,

Even in this old cushion.

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I’m slowly getting addicted,

Of being alone,

Not needing anyone,

Not needing you.

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If I cared too much,

There’s pain,

But in this solitude,

No one could hurt me.

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Maybe this is the paradise I’m looking for,

A paradise in this darkness,

A paradise only for myself,

A paradise when I’m being myself.

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I turn the radio on,

Maybe I’ll be okay after a few songs.

But my heart is still aching,

As my tears run dry.

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I look outside the window,

I see stars shining so bright.

It blends well with those dark clouds,

And it brought smile in my face.

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I realize how can anyone enjoy those stars,

Without darkness?

And if there’s no sadness,

Will we ever know what’s happiness?

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Now I get it,

Why I blend well with this darkness.

Because like stars in the sky,

I need this darkness to help me shine.

 

 

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