The Darkness Inside Of Me

There is a darkness deep inside of me
that at times I can’t control.
It is such an intrinsic part of me
that it’s latched to my very soul.

I try to shut out voices
that cries within.
But I cannot resist this seduction,
of promises it brings.

The darkness tears my soul into pieces 
like a ragged ribbon floating in the wind.
The ends blowing in the mist
my shredded soul I cannot mend.

The tattered pieces glued together 
trying to maintain their hold.
Quietly begging for a savior,
their struggles go untold.

The ribbons are so bruised,
the war they have lost.
Scattered in this storm of darkness,
paying the final cost.

So there is a darkness inside of me
that at times I cannot control.
It is such an intrinsic part of me
that it’s latched to my very soul.