My Darkness Poem by Ray Hansell

In the darkness of my world
I find my own solitude
I can’t let the light in
I don’t want that interlude

I need to be all alone
That’s when I feel secure
It’s the solitude you see
For me, that is my cure

I keep my doors always locked
The windows covered to
I separate myself from the world
Because that’s what I want to do

All I ask of anyone
Is to be left alone
I appear to be a prisoner
Locked here inside my home

It’s not my house that contains me
You see, it’s really my mind
That’s what controls me
All my waking time


(7-16-11/RjH)