the darkness

i need the darkness

and the darkness needs me

when the light comes

i am set free

seclusion has brought my brain

to sane again

i have been known

to grow

with the mountains

and go with the flow

of rivers and fountains

with no sense of closure

my sane brain

keeps running in circles

endless thoughts and trails

i will follow

as all else fails

every cigarette 

adds to my box of nails

i surface to keep my mind at rise

otherwise

i feel like a suburban clock

keeping time

i stare at all the stars

and then open my eyes

then realize

they are all cars

to bending the truth

knowing its not to far

drowning it all out

drink after drink

at the bar.

-nmbryant