What Happens In The Dark

If you knew that all of this

was written in the dark

would it make a difference—

or bear upon your heart

as some sort of stark contrast

between who I am

and who you knew me as

the last time we met?

Would it come off to you

As some lugubrious side of me

that should remain under

wraps

so that none could see

what really lays

beneath the lies that we

allow others to believe?

That would seem the seedier thing

to me.