Nothing in the Night

Joe Danoski

There’s nothing in the night that wasn’t there in the day;

Nothing in the shadows, nor in the shades of gray.

Although you tell yourself as you wend your way home;

You know this is the time when the wolves start to roam.

The creatures of the night that populate the dark;

The creepers on the street, the stalkers in the park.

A case of jitters, your heart is racing,

Someone following you.

Imagination, too many movies

Running away with you.

There’s nothing in the night that wasn’t there in the light;

Something still is watching, but staying out of sight.

The fears inside your mind now fill your little world;

At night they’re all set free when evening is unfurled.

On the tide of twilight, they swim the sea of night;

Monsters from your nightmares that flee before the light.

Joseph V. Danoski is a writer of letters and essays on diverse subjects, with strong opinions on many topics. A poet of horror, science fiction, and fantasy; he has been  published in journals and webzines both in the US and abroad. Various publications include Scavenger’s Newsletter, Pegasus, Red Owl, The Ultimate Unknown, Penny Dreadful, Pivot, Psychopoetica (UK), The Nocturnal Lyric, The Quest (India) The Aurorean, The Mentor & Masque Noir (Australia), Twilight Ending, Talvipaivanseisaus (Finland), The Romantics Quarterly, Hadrosaur Tales, Endemoniada, Northern Stars Magazine, Taj Mahal Review (India), The NeoVictorian, The Eclectic Muse (Canada), Frisson, Black Petals, Outer darkness, Yellow Mama, Sanitarium Magazine, A Year of Sundays 2023, and The Horror Zine.

Other activities include being a multi-instrumentalist, songwriting, and recording original music. Joseph currently resides in Berlin, New Hampshire. Dojonaki05@Gmail.Com