It's hard

The ground when

You fall down and

Land on your hands and knees

But this pain-

Burning, tearing, seething

Pain.

It's all I know, its

Become a part of me

Darkness

All I can see, it

Surrounds me, yet

I can't think of life without it

Darkness-

One month of good

I think I'm getting better, I-

Think I'm slowly healing

Maybe-

Maybe time really does

Heal.

But no, darkness

Comes back heavier

Comes back stronger

It becomes me.

When I've lost it all

Nothing left to call my own

Not my heart, not even my own

Mind. This darkness

Is all I own.

The engraved memories

Full of weapons

Full of tears

Nightmares of the past-

All I truly own

All I've ever known

Because it's me

The darkness, the pain

The torments, the tears

They are my only possession.

It's all I own

All I've ever-

Known.