The Night is Dark, So Dark.
The night is dark, in fact it is so dark that I cannot see my hand flapping in front of my face. I try walking in one direction and nothing is reached, so I change directions and walk...still nothing to touch. It is SO dark. I begin to imagine something in the distance, or so I think. Is there a light up ahead or is it just my desire for light. Am I beginning to hallucinate? Do I want light so badly that I will create my own version of light? Am I going light crazy? Then it happens, a voice calls my name in the dark..."Ken". I stop, ears strained to hear sounds, hoping a friend is near, wanting to believe that someone who cares for me is nearby and calling my name. The silence is deafening but I continue to look, and now listen. Again, I hear..."Ken,".... This time, I turn toward the sound coming from behind me, anxiously searching for the source of the sound, wanting to see the one calling my name. The night is silent,...