Darkness
The darkness
Pulls me in
Until I find
The light
Within
Hidden
Beneath
The shadows
The lies
And resistance
To what should be
What is awaits
An ember
Flicker
Divine
Spark
Glowing
Faintly
Burning
Gently growing
The darkness
Pulls me in
Until I find
The light
Deep within
Let’s begin
The rabbit hole
Of no return
Once you’ve
Known
Fully known
And experienced
The deepest
Shadows
Darkness
And depths
Surface level
Won’t suffice
You pay the price
In “lost” relationships
And things
That couldn’t withstand
The pressure
Of the deepest
Depths
The midnight zone
Of buried
Suppressed
Undressed
Unbridled darkness
Dark matter
Flowing
And growing
Expanding
And knowing
The unfathomable
Inexplicable
Depths
The darkness pulls me in
Until I find the light
Ever bright
Even in the darkest night
Steady violet flame
Holding true
Holding strong
Will go on
No matter
The corporeal container
In this life
Those before
And those after
The true you
The light within
Burns ever on
From now
And into the beyond
Written 3/13/2023
Acrylic painting piece I did for my first painting workshop for a special event in 2018. Painting is in black and white, photographed with a rainbow reflection. This has become one of my favorite unintended self portraits, one my shadow self… the one I’ve hidden from many, pictured with my two familiars who are on the other side, but always with me in spirit and shadow.
infinite stardust 