Darkness

Darkness and shadow can take me away
love is only a fleeting thought
an image drawn with a bird's feather
on the surface of chaotic lake.

Darkness and shadow seek me
in the furthest corners of my mind they wait
lurking behind dreary bundles of thoughts
behind walls I have built up and torn down and built again.

Love is only a mystery, they say
an yet I know it better than the back of my hand
I have walked with it through parks and avenues
I have swum with it in the deepest ocean
plunging myself into its depths and drowning
reviving with its bite.