AN UNUSUAL FRIEND

Darkness is a friend,

That hides you in her arms

When you don’t want to be found!

She is that shadow of yours,

Who is always there lending

A shoulder for you to cry on!

It is a friend

That hides your tears                   

So that you aren’t embarrassed!

She is a partner

That knows your insecurities

But buries them all deep within herself!

She is that companion, around whom

You don’t have to put up a fake smile

Or an ‘I am alright’ mark!

Darkness is that friend

That never leaves you alone

And makes you more strong

Darkness is a friend

That will help you to find the stars hidden in you

That soothes the burns we get in light

A friend who never tells us lies!

Nida Ilham Gio Chandraingutta