SHADOW

Once again the two - faced stranger, that I know all too well, creeps into my mind and heart. The deep, dark blackness takes over and mimics my wants just to extinguish my happiness at every turn. The lightless vermin proceeds to obscure anything positive and devour any shred of hop I could ever have. Everything good seems to have faded away in the stream of anguish that threatens my very soul. I'm lost in a current of constant confusion; commotion that never seems to dissolve eternally. The shadow; its components made of pain, loneliness, excruciating flashes of memories and thoughts deluge my brain until I feel trapped. I'm surrounded by heart breaks and insanity. I'm suffocating: drowning in my worst fears; anxiety and doubt. Those hurtful words, full of anger, grab my throat and shove me deeper into the endless vacuity of disappointment each time I nearly reach the surface. Pieces of me slowly disappear and in succession are forgotten. My hurt, suffering and shattered heart are gradually infusing with this nightmare. I have changed. My mind has formed into a prison with no escape. The love contained in my heart has vanished as smoke in gloom. The shadow has swallowed me bit by bit.