Acceptance

life creeps upon you silently
like a cat after its wild prey,
sinister thoughts slide down
through the mind,
resting on the tongue
of an open mouth,
yawning out the night
preparing for the day where
light is bright and bold,
where fools don't live long,
and all the creatures
of the night have surrendered
their menacing words for
affirmations of love and
tentative acceptance.

15May17