Me and The Night.

When I was a child I was afraid of the dark, now as an adult I embrace it.

When I was a kid I was afraid of the ominous dark of the weary night,

Common placed shadows were transformed into monsters that viciously engulfed the light.

But as I grew older and the day grew short, I soon realised that not every story were true,

that I was once taught .

And as the cautious curtains were drew, I became ever more curious as to what lie beyond the fabrics that symbolised my curfew.

Trapped under lock and key, I decided to sneak out to brave the wonders of the world that ambiguously awaited me.

To my surprise I was greeted by a peaceful sombre, as I walked for miles and miles, not seeing a single face, nor hearing a single whisper.

I felt as if I was the only person left alive, for the first time I truly understood what was meant by the expression, in the 'dead' of night.

Though there was nothing scary about it, no ghosts nor ghouls, witches or zombies, vampires and wear-wolfs, not a single yobbo wielding a knife.

Just me and the dark, that once imprisoned me in fear, now when I walk the streets alone, deep in thought, I realise, there's no place I'd rather be, than here, with my new friend, the night.

Coz there's nothing scarier than a person who cannot simply just live their life.