Losing Battle

The cold encompasses me
and the light leaves my eyes
My breath escapes me
I sit in my corner, so just let me be

I can see beyond the darkness
to where my soul lies
In a world of hate, greed, and desire
the people take what they can acquire

My emotions take ahold of me
holding me tight within its grasp
Pulling my strings loose, or pulling them tight
a hard battle I'm not eager to fight

The anger I have, the fear I feel
filling me up, then tearing me apart
Somewhere, I must've stumbled off the trail
for this battle I fight, I believe I have failed