Revelations in the Dark

There are days I wish I could just disappear.

To fade... like a shadow into the night
Hiding under skyscrapers with lights so bright
Their majesty takes eyes away from me.

Walking the streets unseen,
A sanctuary within,
Opening gates to solitude and peace.

A certain serenity allowing me to be free
To scroll through my inner-most being.

An untainted reflection of self...
Found in the dark allies,
Home to that which "cannot be" yet exists in full.

Not an escape from reality
But rather a head-first dive into that which is far too real,
Concealed deep within my heart and soul.

Darkness is my ally...
It is the one who can cover the sky
And blanket me without anyone questioning why I desire to be alone.

Where am I going?
On a journey deep below the facade,
Slashing at scars to get a broken understanding of the raw.

The fresh wound bleeding out what has been unknown,
Yet whose impact is plainly felt.

Here... in the lonely confines of the mind
And cavernous depths of the heart,
You ain't gotta be on point.

No one sees when you stumble and fall.

No one needs for you to be strong.

No one measures how tall you stand.

No one defines for you the meaning of "man."

Invisible.

You ain't gotta stand guard,
You ain't gotta put up walls and always be hard,
You can simply melt into the fucked up puddle of tears that you really are.

Beautifully Broken.

Some say if you wanna measure a man,
When his world starts to fall see how tall he stands.

I say...however tall he is when he's on his knees,
Recognizing sometimes the greatest strength...
Is to be weak...

For in our weakness we are eternally linked,
Bound to ancestors from Genesis to Revelation,
All of creation coming together in a shared state of being.

Our humanity is tied up in the humanity of others.

In our weakness we have need.

Our differences making the human mosaic complete.

In the darkness of night I look within,
Finding an understanding of me.

And in this understanding I see...
It is only through unified vulnerability that we can truly be free.