A Life in the Dark

I am a life

By myself, in the darkness

My world has shrunk to a thread

The thread is ripping, tearing

As it breaks, so does my desire to fight

I am a tear

Trickling down the face of a child

A reminder of pain and sadness

A symbol, of being left out in the cold

The beginning of a waterfall, that flows from the heart

I am fear

Creator of nightmares and things that go bump in the night

I bare the soul to the world, for my strength is overpowering

To cringe at the sound of a raised voice, is to know me

To have the knowledge you are nothing, is to see me

I am anger

The darkness in every heart, that longs to destroy

The banisher of fear, I am seen in the eyes of many

I course through the veins with a vengeance

Searching, for a spring to extinguish my flames

I am doubt

I am insecurity, the belief that nothing is right

Clenching the heart and mind, until they are nothing

Living in a world of shadows, watching, waiting

The knowledge of utter defeat, before the battle has even begun

I am despair

The bringer of sadness and grief

The giver of tears, to those who are unhappy

Seen in the eyes of the defeated and the lost

The river that puts out all flames, until they overflow

I am hope

The light at the end of a dark tunnel

I reside in the love of true friends

Giving the gift of freedom and sanctuary

Defeating all, except for one

I am loneliness

Conqueror of love and happiness, destroyer of hope

Despair, fear and tears follow in my wake

Destroyer of lives and savior of darkness

I steal the spark of joy in the lives of my prey

Ruler of the dark and tyrant of the light

Making those who know me cry out in the night

I am alone