Brother darkness, brother darkness <br />Draw a veil across my mind <br />Give me respite from my thoughts <br />So that solace I might find <br />May your blackness be my pillow <br />And your silence be my spread <br />All colours turn to grey shades <br />To relieve my aching head <br />Let the shadows not have demons <br />Of the things I cannot be <br />Take away the painful knowledge <br />Of the fact I must decree <br />Give me your panacea <br />Your void of ebony sea <br />Then release me in the morning <br />So that I might clearly see<br /><br />Esra Sloblock<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/refuge/
