I’ve smiled every day since I remembered you were here
But then long after sunset
my eyes shed a tear
There is something about nighttime.
I’ve laughed many moments before the high tide of darkness arrived until, “Bam!”, the news…
was prescribed
I sighed
before I cried
and denied
then realized that…
There is something about nighttime.
I thought you were just dancing to the beat of a hip, fast song
But all this time, the lights were dim,
And I was totally wrong.
Man.
When I prayed for your fire
And I prayed for your faith,
I had no idea how much was at stake
Believe me when I say, I knew
not at all that…
ashes would await.
Gosh.
Lord, you said that joy cometh in the morning but for all of us, I am requesting an exception for tonight. Because…
There is something about nighttime.
©2013 • Chan’tel Nikole Grayson