In the Dark

When did it start hurting
In the time it took for the light to move
From the blinds, to the curtains
As morning broke like a teenage heart
On Year 9 camp
Looking out over the extreme sports course
And wondering if first love
Was anything more than a fumbling
In the dark
In the dark
In the dark
In the dark
What does it mean to be seventeen and alone
Or is that too close to home?
To leave unaddressed, like the hornets' nest
In the backyard, that you said you’d burn, wll
Promises are hard to keep
It’s harder still to say what you man
And sometimes it’s too easy
To turn that key and to leave her
In the dark
In the dark
In the dark
In the dark