darkness

this pain inside me
it is a living thing
i arch my back against the scream rallying inside me
clawing its way up my throat

trying to lock the anguish inside
i squeeze my eyes so tightly shut that tears slip out and bright spots dot my vision
with a few simple words you have broken me
rendered me to my weakest state
every ounce of joy wrought out of me
i am nothing, i tell myself
nothing nothing nothing

so this time, when the darkness calls
i answer.