THE DARKNESS INSIDE

Teeth glisten in the dark as I walk through the park. I stop in my tracks in fear, not knowing what can be near.   I stand quietly and listen, but I only see the glisten. Soft footsteps ring out behind me. I’m not waiting around to see.   Then I happen to glance down, and my face droops in a frown. The fanged smile floats on the lily pond. Of my reflection, I’m not so fond.   It reveals the darkness inside that I’ve always failed to hide.