darkest matter

deny me
walk in big circles around the spaces i call home
until you forget where you were heading in the first place
losing track leads to lost tapes until you need to be
reminded of the sound of your own voice
my people's bodies as my buffers against Light chasers
and my body as theirs, here,
we do not diminish each other's Light
we let shine what is not ours to seize nor share
so walk in bigger circles.

deny me
and when the evening falls,
cradle your failed attempts.

I carry your whole universe inside me.