In each of us lives darkness
black as coal and full of desire,
that lies dormant in the midnight
though it longs to feel a fire.
 
The fire brings great brightness
to the heart of the darkest dark;
as it dances with abandon
flirting madly as it sparks.
 
When the sparks flash in the darkness
the blackness feels the heat,
that’s created by a passion
when light and darkness meet.
 
Once the darkness is ignited
white light burns deep inside,
emboldened by combustion
once begun, won’t subside.
 
Though as the fire burns lower
and the light begins to dim,
embers glow with excitement
for what will come again.
 
The darkness is quite patient
as it quietly sits and waits,
for the fire to build inside again
and reconnect the fates.
 
You see, the darkness holds out the hope
for the passion of the light,
to dance again with abandon
to bring a fire, burning bright.
  

© 2010, David L. Harkins