Drink It Poem by RIC BASTASA

do not be afraid of the dark
there is sunshine inside you
it is not the blackness that we fear
it is something else that you already know

too much light blinds you
take some time
let the tiny hands of the dark
give you what is familiar

soon when this is over
your heart will know how to mix things rightly
noontime and midnight
twilight and dusk
what fades and what shines
inside a glass
where dreams and reality collide

you are thirsty
drink it.