Ailment

My life partner is a cruel beast
But I fear that I can never leave.
He swooped in my life stealthily,
For a while I never knew he was there.

I used to live my life so wild and carefree
But in an instant his thin, long fingers pulled me in.
Not only is he unpleasant,
He robs you of all delight.

He is sorrowful,
What a menacing creature to look upon.
Everything about him is unsettling,
Oh so dark.

His short, dull black hair,
to his bony, nonexistent frame.
His skin, so lifeless and dark.
From just a small glance
You'd never guess,
That he'd ever had his first breath.

Much to my dismay,
It is only me he wishes to see.

I've broken free time and time again.
Each time I try,
His prying eyes find me.

He drags me back to my cell,
But I will fight.
And someday I will succeed,
This beast will not keep me.