The Soul Ridden Darkness

feeling my stomach, sore on the inside. a searing pain,only a small one, grows by my lungs, along the left side of the walls of my stomach. pretending to be sickening, pretending to be alone.

in the middle of the night
i feel my stomach wake me from my sleep
i get up and walk over to my window
no cars
no lights
no souls

so i decide
to join the soul ridden darkness
and walk barefoot down main street.
i knew that when its cold and dark,
its also silent
a perfect time to hear sprinklers
a perfect time to hear crickets
and a perfect time to look up

and see the night

black
darkness

with only the smallest amount of light
shining through

but all of the sudden
the stars seem to grow brighter

suddenly i'm hit
and the darkness grows
darker
even the stars
even my heart

in the end the soul ridden darkness remained soul ridden

the end