Miss the Darker Nights

Some see the whole affair

A start to the end of time

And pretend not to care

I miss the darker nights

Louder than a city fire

Incessant, emergent

Hum of a thousand cries

Booming with the sound of life

Take a deep breath, inhale it

Some read the warning signs

Blind to the wool on their eyes

How could we think of love

As if it's not enough

Someone investing

Smothered the stars with light

Forcing them down to shine

Etched in pavement

I miss the darker nights

Louder than a city fire

And the incessant, emergent

Hum of a thousand cries

Booming with the sound of life

Take a deep breath, inhale it