Darkness

The house after sundown,
When no one is home.
The theatre without light,
Before the first act is shown.

The depths of the ocean,
Where even fish cannot see.
A cave's inner chambers,
Hidden from daylight, where bats flee.

The bottom of a well,
Long since gone dry.
The desert with no moon,
To hear coyote's cry.

The sea at night,
With no stars to navigate the chart.
The emptiness inside,
Where you once filled my heart.