There is a monster lurking within.

Vicious and unrelenting,

Ruthless and unforgiving. 

Intently watching as he documents all my sins.

Pulling me to the darkness, 

like an anchor in the sea. 

The depths of despair are calling,

Emptiness is home to me. 

I've treaded water for all these years,

Narrowly escaping his company. 

But I've grown tired of trying,

There'll be no deliverance from his misery. 

I belong in the abyss, 

The place there the evil thrives,

The place where sadness echoes,

The place where hope dies.

Sinking to the bottom,

Out of sight and out of mind,

Fade into the darkness,

Ready to close my eyes.

- djs 9/27/24