hello darkness, my old friend

Mr. Dark danced in
  No key
         bell
              salutary grunt
Mr. Dark danced in and sat down

"What do you want, minister of evil?"
"More religious rants?"

Ashen
      Cold
Is that flesh or bone?
Funny
      where's the motion when he speaks?
"Say your disquiet -- the only wit you have begins with t. -- and leave"


Do skulls ponder?
"Why do you bother?"
   Deathly voice
   Coffin scraped cross cold concrete floors voice
"No-one cares
             No-one has
                       No-one will"


Arguing wastes energy
                      (so little energy now
                       so cold now)
Ignorance invites more

"Tell it to someone who cares"
"I did."

Deathly silence
Odd phrase
Has anybody ever really died of silence?
"You know the answer"
Do skulls smirk?

"Silence kills.
               Quiet in here, huh?
                                  But then
"No-one cares
             No-one has
                       No-one will"

Resistance is futile
"Then die, king of silence!
                           Better still than faithless friends
                                             cutting words
                                             blood dripping from blackened lips of ravening fools."

Hmm -- skulls laugh
"Talk of 'friends,' fool!
          success
          happiness
          life
          love,
               fool."
Anticipation radiates off Mr. Dark
"Tell me of unicorns and nessies and 'god' while you're at it."
Does death hope?

"Preach to your choir --
                        There's a morgue nearby.
                        Need a lift?"
"I'm already there."

"Leave me
         dark demon of eternal night!"
"You opened the door"
"There is no door!"
Funny how laughter can echo
"The Kingdom of Darkness is within"

Mr. Dark danced in
  No key
         bell
              salutary grunt
Mr. Dark danced in and sat down