The Dark

The Dark

The darkened shadows creep from corners out
To where I lay so helpless all alone.
From silence demons scream and squall and shout,
A chilling cold that cuts right to the bone.

What is this place I’m in? Can it be real?
Or can it be another trick I play
Upon my broken consciousness I feel
The ghosts that come to haunt – on me they prey.

The sun is coming up, I fight at last
To rid my mind of darkness caused by night.
I’m tired of the demons of my past –
They stalk me when I’m weak and out of fight.

Please let me live my life without the dark –
My mind can’t take the pain, it’s just so stark.