I don’t mind the darkness.

It serves as a reminder

that even when the shadows draw in;

clinging to the periphery,

threatening to envelop me,

in a black embrace,

hard to run away from,

harder to face;

I need only remember

that my Protector is near.

His grace

puts me at ease.

Reminding me

I’m not alone.

I have a family, a home.

These things are gifts.

A realisation that helps

the darkness shift.