Crack of Dawn

Go forth into that brilliant night

Lit faintly by the dying breaths of the day

Witness the Sun float like a golden spectre

A lamplight in the dark for those gone astray

Behold this strange sight, a Sun-lit night

But ignore not the encroaching dark

And its pressure, its weight, upon the light

Squeezing the Sun till it swells and bulges like a golden egg

Ride on in search of your empty dream

Reaching, straining for light under siege

Watching as the Sun struggles under darkness’s duress

And the invisible Moon turns a blind eye

Slow down now as the Sun cries and realization dawns

Notice the endless miles to go till the horizon

Notice the infinity, the futility, the existential circle

Notice, watch, the darkness deliver its final blow

Cry, but do not weep, as the Sun buckles and cracks

Spilling auburn yolk down the starless sky

Darkening, as it churns within the inky blackness

Let your soul grow cold like the night

Let your heart grow dark