Afraid of the night

[matsunosuperfan]

Afraid of the night 

Childhood is afraid
of the night, the thin hands
of malevolent ghosts. Youth is unafraid
of the night, with its host 
of silver sheep in the land
of the moon.   the anaphoric "of" is a fantastic little provocation, well realized by the run of figuration. very compelling. 
Mid life is afraid    great turn, I'm with you
not of night, but the soon    ah! oh! 
coming dawn, upending 
respite, its dreams of the past    hmm... a little indulgent around here, perhaps - but the occasion does seem worthy of a grandiose gesture or two
where it hides from the future, not a friend.    brilliant poetry
Old age is afraid of the night
once again, of the one 
with no light,
with no end.  resolution that simultaneously introduces a new source of tension <3

Brilliant piece of work Busker. Shit, give me a minute.

Okay I think the last couplet should read,

once again, of one with no light,
with no end.

Also think there could perhaps be a few more lines after "friend" and before the final couplet. That moment deserves extension, maybe. Juicy stuff.