Darkness From Within

Wave after wave The darkness leapt at me. I cannot be brave I shrink against the wall I find myself less than I should be And then I heard your call. Your light, your steps, Searching nearing closing the gap. My eyes are blinded by tears As you freeze, as you can longer hear My muted scream Drowned in the eternal night I'm in, Darkness from within. We are two hearts, One light, one dark. My dark feeds on your light My dark turns your dawn into a black, starless night. Your light is smothered, engulfed, By the blanket descending from above. Your light might never have existed If not for the momentary, fleeting warmth I felt when your fingers touched my wrist. And even that warmth was quick to go The cold returns, piercing, summer snow. Now, again, outside, all is quiet Inside, resumes the raging riot.