i am afraid

of the dark

but what would happen

if i forgot

that fear?

if i realized

that the dark

is just like the light,

i wouldn’t be scared.

except, you might say

we can’t see.

and what’s wrong

with that?

what’s so scary

about not knowing

not seeing

what’s there?

do you really need to know?

can you maybe enjoy

what is unknown to you?

but, you say,

something dangerous

could be lurking.

that is just the same

with light

there is danger

in everything

you can’t deny it

or run away

you are doomed

to have close calls

and terrible injuries

so it shouldn’t stop you

from enjoying

what you have

in the moments

that you have

in the light

in the dark

in the night

in the day

it’s all the same

what’s so scary

about the dark?

nothing.