Consumed

Darkness lurks within this soul,
its dull, wide teeth gnashing at my bones
Soon it will have swallowed me whole
It would take you too, I must go alone

Its eyes are piercing, the armor hard,
I fear I can't contain it, nor set it free
I know it's stronger than my guard,
Biting, chewing, consuming every part of me

These seasons once so full of love,
are covered now by sheets of blood
It will wear my carcass like a mask or glove
This blackness inside as thick as mud

No way to shake it, no place to hide
I can't escape the gnashing, snapping, grinding sound
Before you know it, I'll long have died,
Eaten alive by my own hell hound

Replaced by something cold and cruel,
I cannot hear you, not anymore
I'll break and use you like a tool,
my dark insides have shut the door

Author's Note

One of my less ' warm fuzzy' pieces.

Reviews

[Lisa Victoria]

Warm and fuzzy this is not...
This piece is definitely one of your darker pieces of poetry, although your use of imagery to describe the pain of being consumed from the inside out....how slowly this darkness is taking control and you can't stop it. Your thoughts and feelings come across to the reader as your soul is being tortured from within....wonderful use of imagery....a lot of truth here...great write:)

Lisa

[L.M.Warde]

Why thank you. While I am no longer in a dark place in my life, I still use that moment to fuel dark pieces like this one. Thanks for the review!

[Lisa Victoria]

I tend to do the same...you're welcome and I'm glad you're not in that place anymore:)

[L.M.Warde]

Thank You much! Me too!

[Glen Yumang Manese]

I see the monster within... a dark write with this one... you explain to the reader... how you're being consumed from the inside out... and the pain is grueling... and the intensity is there...

[L.M.Warde]

Thank you very much. I'm very glad that the feeling was able to be realized by this piece. I wasn't sure how this would go with other readers, but I hope to hear from them as well. Thank you much for the review!