The Dark

When you are little the dark is scary, because of the fear of monsters. When you are older the monsters are different self doubt, loneliness, regret. Though you may be older and wiser, you still find yourself scared of the dark. Scared of uncertainty, the unknown, even the known. You sit there in the dark and you are afraid. Little noises frighten you. The shadows on the wall terrify you, the shadows in your mind unnerve you. And the shadows in our hearts? Those are the most painful and terrifying part of the dark. Maybe we like the pain. Maybe we're wired that way. Because without it, I don't know; maybe we just wouldn't feel real. What's that saying? "Why do I keep hitting myself with a hammer? Because it feels so good when I stop."