Darkness Settles in

by Serena Mossgraves

the cloud of hatred passes above
making it hard to see,
the urge to just complain
falls over me.

the darkness is everywhere
settling across the souls,
it is easy to vent and give in to
the urge to call on our own
frustration, don’t I know…
But instead of putting more hatred
into an already full world
I am interested in trading peace
to weave kindness to begin.