I Call the Darkness

A gray witch's Samhain offering.

I call the Darkness 

 

I call the darkness 

To purge false light from within 

This stubborn, forlorn, death sentence. 

 

I call the darkness, 

To scour clean the remnants 

Of all I believe I should have been. 

 

I call the darkness, 

To teach me the gray, 

To interpret the length and depth of shadow. 

 

I call the darkness, 

To walk with me through quiet, close forest, 

To show me the killing herbs that grow beside the healing. 

 

I call the darkness, 

To enlighten a spirit so long closed, 

To possibility of pure fulfillment found in acceptance. 

 

I call the darkness, 

To attend me these long hours, 

As I let loose my grasp on pages turned to dust and grasp for living truth. 

 

I call the darkness, 

I bid her balance my whole being, 

Temper the heat, embolden the spirit. 

 

I call the darkness, 

To fold the metal of mind to a fine and hardened blade, 

Hone discernment to see beyond blinding light. 

 

I call the darkness, 

And bid she engage in me that which has slept overlong, 

That which I have so long denied in deference to polite company. 

 

I call the darkness, 

Teach me to embrace the light and dark of me, 

To hide nothing from myself and finally know wholeness. 

 

I call the darkness, 

Reveal my depths to my own shuttered eyes, 

Remain near to steady my trembling heart at all I may see. 

Reviews

[SabinaScribbler]

Simply beautiful....hoping the darkness answered too x

[Coyote Poetry]

I liked the flow of thoughts and the logic of the words.
"I call the darkness,
Teach me to embrace the light and dark of me,
To hide nothing from myself and finally know wholeness. "
The above lines are true for meditation. Need quiet place to gather mind and know wholeness. Thank you dear friend for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[JackValor86]

verse pattern AAAAAAAAAAA. lol i liked it though

[Poetic License]

LOL - the most powerful spellworkings out there are written in verse, I'm afraid. Apparently we believe we must appeal to the liturgical qualities of the deities. I am pleased you liked it just the same. Samhain blessings!

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Just in time for Halloween this one!

Certainly a very dark write; i can visualise this as being a Witch's chant for the darkness to come and show the way to the light. That in itself is a very interesting contrast.

This fits the mood of the season perfectly while also reading somewhat with a personal tone.

I enjoyed the piece. Darkness be thy friend.

[Poetic License]

Thank you, my friend. I have certainly learned to embrace the dark along with light. I find I see best through the shades of gray. This was actually my first appeal to darker deities for the just the purpose stated, to show me the depth of all things, not just the fairy-winged, angelic haloed light. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Samhain blessings to you and yours.