A dark, lonely night

poetry
literature
Author

Tamim Ahsan

Published

June 1, 2025

In the stillness of this cold night,

a half-eaten moon hangs from the sky.

As I walk through the road

beset with long trees on both sides

and look up,

I glimpse a scantly lighted sky,

and patches of clouds are floating by.

Far away,

there is an inhuman groan

that clings to darkness like a shadow

and dreams to devour us all.

When I reach an open field though,

a flood of stars suddenly appears.

For although my face is numb from coldness,

my eyes and whatever is left of human in me

still seek light,

even on this dark, lonely night.