christopher bagley

Sitting in the dark
Not knowing where to turn
Myself a contrast stark
With no bridges left to burn
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footsteps follow
everywhere I've been
voices ride the breeze
whispers of dread
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Sky turns black
winds gain speed
thunder cracks
children scream
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Sometimes when the darkness
abolishes the light
bri sends me
rays of happiness and love
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The mirky walls of hallowed granite
harbor horrors of untold essence
The walls slick with human slime
left there since the dawn of time
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Voices from within Echo distant fears
Far away rumblings creeping
Into the light where once safety reigned
Shadows loom foreboding
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As noticeably leaves begin to fall
And tempests overtake azure skies
The air around us becomes increasingly frigid
Even the sound of my breathing makes you livid
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Insecurities run rampant
Along the lonely road as
Menacing voices grow louder and
Fear abounds – witness to the
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All humanity must one day make a choice.
To embrace the light or to descend into darkness.
Some choose the darkness rather than the light,
because it is far easier to destroy the light inside
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Screaming thoughts permeate the opaque recesses
of my psyche slowly tearing the fabric of my reality
monsters lurk behind every door – hiding within
every shadow – I have no escape – alas save one
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