Shades of Black

There’s a stillness in the darkness
As we hike through the teeming empty spaces
Towards the city of dazzling lights
To escape from the chaos around us.

I seize your hand and tug you along
But you choose to stay in the shadow
And because there’s no one to guide you
I follow you into the dark.

It’s so quiet.
But I’ll be there, and you’ll be there
We’ll need each other in the dark
Until the day comes to face the light again.