Darkness

They can't understand;

They don't know what it's like:

Heavy. Thick. Suffocating.

The helplessness and darkness.

They don't understand it:

The smothering dark,

The painful fear,

The conscious paralysis.

They can only imagine:

The helpless plead,

The voice of angels,

The answered prayer.

Not they, but I to see

The light in darkness,

Peace. Hope. Glory.

The beauty of darkness.

The journey of the night

The angels answering

A dark and desperate prayer.

They don't understand what it's like.

I can only imagine if they did.