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Darkness Attraction
He returns to the allure of darkness as solace and guide.
- posts
- 9
- first seen
- 2008
- last seen
- 2026
what the thread reveals
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The theme of darkness attraction is a recurring one in Matthew Williamson's archive, with posts like For Love of Darkness and For Love of Darkness showcasing a fascination with the mysterious and often feared aspects of darkness. These posts, written eight years apart, demonstrate a consistent draw to the symbolic and emotional resonance of darkness, with the 2016 version mirroring the 2008 one almost exactly. Other posts, such as I Am and Simple Sonnet, touch on the idea of darkness as a state of being or a metaphor for disconnection, with the speaker often finding themselves alone in a desolate landscape. The thread of darkness attraction evolves to encompass not just a romanticized notion of darkness, but also an exploration of its role in shaping identity and relationships.
the thread through time
oldest first
2010
- Sometimes Sometimes I want to scream to beg to plead Sometimes I want to smile to sigh to close my eyes and just be Sometimes I am alone in a room full of people invisibl... Spirituality
- Snowy Dream The snow made a comforting sound beneath the horse's hooves as we made our way along the tree line. The trees were cedars, and being heavy with snow I could not... Nature
2026
- Beau: Chapter Nine — The Standing The cold comes for real, because the fire in this house has grown too bright to leave alone. Beau gathers himself at the foot of the bed, the threshold holds, and in the morning there is a cool place where he slept. Compassion · Impermanence · Animal Welfare
- Beau: Chapter Seven — The Shape in the Corner The Grandmother comes for tea and Clementine's mother becomes a slightly different version of herself. Then the cold arrives — not November cold, a cold with attention — and Beau stops playing the fool. Family · Childhood
- Beau: Chapter Four — The Rain-Night The rain does not stop and the house gets smaller. Beau lies in the hallway watching the door, and what happens that night is not funny at all. Family · Childhood