When Darkness is your only Light
I see her in the darkness
I bathe within her light
My soul is bright and peaceful
With the shadows of the night
I hear her in the night time
In my dreams we roam
My heart soars with my darling
In our eternal home
I walk with her in dreamscapes
My world is put to right
The days are long and lonely
Darkness.
My only light.
PJ.
© 2019
I see her in the darkness, bathed within her light, my soul bright and peaceful with the shadows of the night. These haunting lines open Peter Watson’s deeply moving poem “When Darkness is your only Light.” In just twelve carefully crafted lines, Watson captures the paradoxical comfort found in darkness after profound loss. The narrator finds solace in nighttime, when dreams allow reunions with his departed love. The darkness becomes a sanctuary where his world “is put to right,” offering brief respites from lonely days. The poem closes with the poignant acknowledgment that darkness has become his only light – a beautiful metaphor for how grief can invert our normal perceptions of comfort and distress.
This poem appears in Watson’s raw and honest collection “Poems from the Darkside,” written in 2018 following the death of his beloved wife Trish. The book serves as both a memorial and a roadmap through grief, documenting Watson’s journey from the depths of loss toward acceptance and healing. His deeply personal verses speak universal truths about love, loss, and survival that will resonate with anyone who has experienced profound grief. If you’re navigating your own journey through loss, or simply appreciate poetry that explores the full spectrum of human emotion with unflinching honesty, this collection offers both solace and hope.
