Darkness
When you stab You pierce hard; When you soothe It is like the refreshing wind When one is soaked with sweat from throttling heat. You are like a word left unsaid No hearer can discern it; You are the dream of pharaoh The very content of manifestos The weight of wisdom in a fool's ravings Empty void null. Comforting agony Refuge from labour Citadel from torture An escape from duty The bereaved's best friend The blind's loyal pal. During your reign, There existed a seeker who groped in nothing less; A seeker who collided with walls when within his reach was what he sought. Here is a poem about darkness. The poet describes darkness by attributing human qualities to it. The first stanza starts with ‘when you stab, you pierce hard’, this could result from how engulfing darkness can be; it dominates. ‘When you soothe, it is like the…’, the remaining lines speak of the sweet part of darkness. Darkness soothes, especi...