I Write - Decade Edition - Roaring 20's

Clinging Darkness

The darkness of my life clings
To the corners;
It hides in the shadows
Ready to pounce when I least expect it.
A cloud of adversity hangs at the edge
And colours my palate
With a grey that
Masks my cheerfulness.

8 lines
Free Verse.

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Written for "EXPRESS IT IN EIGHT " 
Prompt: WRITE A POEM ABOUT SOMETHING THAT CLINGS.