Day 223

Darkness

There is a place so dark
I can not bare to look.
Its blackness so solid
it crushes your soul.
Its depth so vast
there is no bottom.
Its breadth so wide
you can not reach its walls.
Once gazed upon
it can not be unseen.
Once touched upon
it can not be unfelt.
Once entered into
it can not be left.

There is a thing so dark
I can not let it see me.
Its eyes so sharp
daggers break your skin.
Its grasp so strong
you are paralyzed.
Its breath so foul
you can not breathe.
Once heard
it can not be quiet.
Once in motion
it can not be stilled.
Once fed
it can not be sated.

It will collect your
soul through your heart
and leave an empty shell
of what you once were
cowering in the corner

in darkness.