IT'S ONLY THE DARK by William Pauley III

~ IT’S ONLY THE DARK ~
william pauley III

I have an eye that sleeps
in the daytime
that’s awake in the nighttime
long after the rest of me
has gone
to bed.

This eye is hidden beneath skin.
Beneath bone.
Beneath blood.
Buried.
Deeper than my heart.

I’m wired to the thing,
but the connection is often bad
or cut off completely.

Through it, I can see
the sound of screaming.
…