essential companions

i make company with loneliness
so i'll never have to complain
of too vast a space
and too crushed a heart.

i make peace with silence
so willed deafness shall not impair me
and saying no to the static in my head
less excruciating.

i make friends with dancing shadows
at least they'd never object
or move against my will
my only grief is that they leave so quickly
when it gets dark.

because i haven't found ways to befriend darkness.