In The Stillness Of The Night

In the silence of our minds,
we seek refuge from danger.

Attempting to escape the dark zone,
where strangers dare and strangers linger.

Perpertrators of death and destruction,
broken hearts and unfinished dreams.

Treacherous walkways, an unending journey,
where the witches weaves their schemes.

In desperation we seek our family and friends,
when safety of silence eludes us.

When restless nights and tormented days,
controls our thoughts and destroys our trust.

We look relentlessly in our sordid pass,
for  those who came first and left last.

In the stillness of the night,
in the silence of our mind,

we continue to see refuge from danger,
by going to a stranger.

Poetic Verses By Gamaliel H. Gooding
Copyrighted 2003