under the dark moon I stand

embracing the darkness

calling on the queen of night

to give me strength and guide me

as from the deepest shadows of myself

in all its muddy glory

the parts of me i can not face

rise from the murky depths

lurching its way upwards.

she whispers to me.

on the wind.....to tell me

"warrior I am

from the battle I emerge triumphant" *

I feel her dance in the shadows

I breathe in the darkness

and her strength

warrior I will become

and I too will emerge triumphant

* Errol Weiner