The Darkness

the other side of us all

A gnawing madness claws at the back of my mind

It seeks to be free of its shackles

Its discomfort in its domain gives it encouragement

This beast seeks to possess my very self

It wants to take hold of my words and actions

Its need for decadence and malevolence is relentless

Its poisonous ambition is insatiable 

Truly a discomforting thing to have exist within me

It is a part of me which I was born with

It took different forms as I grew

But it had always been there

It often gets empowered by certain motivations

Rattling its cage with fierce intensity

This ferocious being is latched to my existence

Forever postulating its need to wreak havoc

As vile as this thing may be it is still needed

Its existence is required for a balance

One must not grant it full power

Neither must one not neglect its use

I must take pertinent care to understand its motives

Hence I shall understand myself as a whole

Therefore I will not be engulfed in this darkness

I simply use its existence to bring about light

Author's Note

we all must learn to embrace certain aspects of ourselves

Reviews

[Soren]

A wonderful piece recognizing the duality in all things and a need for balance to achieve harmony,