Lost Poem by Thomas dockery

the darkness inside struggles to break free
reaching the surface only through daydreams
as the mind races blind the eyes fall behind
seeing only what the darkness allows to shine

quiet and vicious the shadow grows with malice
fed by pain and destruction it becomes callous
a beginning covered with illusions of the past
small enough to hide, treated as an outcast

infecting the heart love is pulled out of place
a dedication of retaliation has filled the space
avoiding detection anger mirrors self protection
the mind and heart lost in a clouded reflection

inside out the infection has not been corrected
hope and logic have been massacred and rejected
trust died along the way.love has been betrayed
life lost the fight and death no longer delayed

rage takes the stage hate plays the final scene
the dance of a tortured soul like king and queen