dark

when the fear creeps
into our conscious
dark the blanket
smothering our thoughts

imagined sounds whisper
freezing the sight to hear
enable the dorphines
body tense anticipating

the primal response
eternal vigilant dna
the patterns defined
the paths mutate

from the darkness
will come the light
a spectral insight
clamouring to life

fear not little ones
the dark matter
embrace the feared
and gasp delight

from Vyg Fynbos collection 1999