This Darkness


Orion my friend
Glad to see you again,
How have you been.

Not much has changed
Since you last flew over.

My body's a little older,
My heart's a little colder,

And this world's a little darker
And we all grow a little starker.

Irrationality incites insanity.
Boredom breeds belligerence.
Apprehension amasses apathy.

When I see you in the sky
I ask the good Lord why
He made it where we die

So often by each other's hand.
This Darkness continues to expand.

This Darkness which darkens
The sunniest of days and turns
The nights into a black hole.

This Darkness which kills the
Good and envelops evil spreading
It to every corner of your earth.

This Darkness which makes
The young feel old and the
Old feel like they are dead.

This Darkness
Will end us.

So Orion my friend,
Will I see you again?
Tell me how you've been.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I originally posted this under another name but it was inspired by the shooting in Colorado at The Dark Knight Rises midnight showing. I wanted to repost it because it's how I feel about the Connecticut shooting. Sad to think two mass killings in the US in under six months.

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Yes I remember and yes this

Yes I remember and yes this is very fitting! I missed your wise mind my friend great to hear your words again! Hugss


Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS    

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Orion

Orion can be seen clearly from Michigan. The Hunter. A favorite constellation for me - seen only in the dark skies from the dark earth - A nice friend, Orion. - Lady A