Random Acts of Poetry

Event Horizon

On the seat by the window
your head on my chest,
wrapped in my arms,
bathed in streams of gold.
You read me Thomas
“Do not go gentle”
and indeed, you fought
until they closed your eyes,
lowered you into the abyss,
plunged me into the desolation,
the long shadows of life without you.
It is not the darkness, but the absence of light
that obscures the future.
Despair is a solitary thing,
it is the event horizon
where the last hope
is extinguished.



Free Verse
Line Count: 17 lines

Written for "The Daily Poem " 


Prompt:

IT IS NOT THE DARKNESS, BUT THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT


Restrictions:

1. You may only use the word DARKNESS if you use the entire prompt sentence, and you may only use the sentence once.

2. You may NOT use the following words: night, dark or darkness (except as above), dusk, black, or void (or any derivatives)

3. Your poem must be at least 7 lines long
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Written for "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2025-2026)"