Into the Dark and Peer

Many walk within the dark and peer,
As if each step draws near the end of a pier.
Some move cautiously, burdened by fear,
While a faithful few press on with purpose clear.

Many turn away before the path is known,
Haunted by shadows they have never outgrown.
Yet why retreat from what you fear,
When courage whispers, “The way is here”?

The moon and sun revolve as one,
Each yielding place until the day is done.
Darkness and light are forever intertwined,
Teaching strength to the searching mind.

You never know what waits beyond the pier,
Until you dare to draw yourself near.
For sometimes hope is hidden where shadows appear—
So look within the dark… and peer.