-een

The darkened evening spreads against the sky
But not enough to make the little lights
Sufficient in defiance of the night's
Clouded and moonless vision. This is why
We fear the twilight, why we always fly
From day to night, abolishing dusk's rights,
Pretending not to see the eerie sights
The half-light shows. But every by-and-by
We have to venture out just as the sun
Slips out of view, before the night is here,
And feel the danger pulsing in the air;
When something neither ended nor begun
Lies heavy on the world. Then we must fear
What would would swear both is and is not there.