It lurks in the corner, like a hulking shadow
And can come to me whenever it chooses
I feel it's presence every hour of every day
Just waiting for the opportunity to pounce on me, like the wild beast it is
All it takes is a word, a thought, a feeling and the creature flies at me from its silent prowl
Prepared to envelope me, wrapping itself around my fading form
I fight a daily battle with a shade, a ghostly shape that wishes to absorb me into it's being
It has no desire but to end me, but I cannot end
So when the darkness surrounds me I look for the light
I keep it with me in my heart, and throw off the grip of the flickering darkness
I am not doomed, as long as I keep the flame of my soul ablaze
©joehicks
J