When the lights go out, when there's no one else about
can you go face-to-face with your own self-doubt?
Even if no one else finds out what you are in the dark?
When nobody's looking, when no one else will know
at that fork in the road, which way did you go?
What would the record show in your heart of hearts?
Did you take it? Did you leave it?
And would anyone else believe it
if they could perceive it, what you are in the dark?
Tell us what you are, what you are
Tell us what you are in the dark
What would you choose if you had nothing to lose?
Would others walk a mile in your shoes thru the dark?
Even if you don't get caught, did you give it any thought?
Did you stay true, or let yourself be sold or bought
for a little or a lot, behind closed doors in the dark?
How well do you sleep with the secrets that you keep?
Did you just dip your toes, or are you in too deep?
What you sow, you reap, did the truth leave a mark?
Sleep the sleep of the just? Are you someone folks can trust?
Is your word as good as gold, or turns to rust
while the truth lies gathering dust in the dark?
Tell us what you are, what you are
Tell us what you are in the dark
In the Hour of the Wolf, when the wind starts to howl
do the dogs bark and growl at what you are in the dark?
Will you seize the day? Or look the other way?
Would you act, no matter what others will say
keep holding shadows at bay in the dark?
Will you stand or will you run? Keep working until it's done?
Can you finish what you've begun?
Even if you're the only one doing your part?
Will you do wrong? Will you do right?
When there was no one else in sight
still fighting the good fight, alone in the dark?
Tell us what you are, what you are
Tell us what you are in the dark
The long dark tea-time of the soul is no stroll thru the park
Does it take a toll being what you are in the dark?
In the dark, in the dark
Show us what you are in the dark
Would you look the same at midnight as you do in daylight?
Are you proud of what some might find in the dark?
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Chapter notes: always an interesting question...
Chapter end notes: -06/18-25/18
A little something I found myself thinking about lately, especially in regards to a lot of the things going on on the internet, and it quickly occurred to me that most of the same principles of self-awareness, personal integrity, and sense of identity apply equally to all situations where people perceive themselves to be alone or anonymous.