The Darkness

The fire within is dying

the shadows creep closer

threatening to engulf 

my last flicker of light.

I don't dare look behind me now

but dread begins to shred me open,

exposing my inner self to the darkness.

Amongst the shadows

arrives an unwanted visitor,

she wraps herself around me 

and stifles my flame.

My light battles the darkness

as it merges with my soul.

The last bit of light 

begins to weaken

and the unwelcome 

visitor overcomes 

what is left of me.

Only an empty vessel resides

housing the darkness that latches on

to what once made me who I was;

my light, my soul, my happiness.