The Darkness Within

I have been trying to negotiate myself out of the darkness for sometime now.

I see a glimmer of light every now and again but the darkness drags me back in and consumes me.

The shackles around my ankles and wrists are too heavy. So much weight upon me they keep me grounded.

On occasions i find the strength to stand but the darkness knocks me down with one swift blow.

How i long to embrace the light for it is the one hope that keeps me living and on the other hand the one dread that fears me to death.

Has the darkness been forced upon me or is it i who have created it?

I will reach the light someday i am sure and leave the darkness behind but what if the light is so bright that it blinds me?

Will i find myself longing to be shackled in the darkness once more?

A poem by Daniel Waugh©