Darkness

In the cool quiet darkness I find peace. I do not hide in it, but I do welcome the darkness and the absence of blinding lights. So many people equate darkness with evil but I embrace it. If there was no darkness the light would mean nothing. I am thankful for the times I rest in darkness, when I renew my spirit. And I know I am never alone even when totally surrounded by darkness. Though I may not see it, the light is always there. And when I need it, that light shines, and leads me out of the darkness back into the sunlight.