Darkness Is Coming
The darkness always comes....
Relentlessly and inevitably,
like an army marching forward
to the pounding of drums
The fear always comes.....
Stuttering and stammering,
I cower from words that strike
like blows from a hammer
The panic always comes....
Paralyzing and suffocating,
there's no escape, no protection
only pleading and placating
The pain always comes....
Surely, swiftly and cruel,
it cuts through to my soul
for the darkness needs its fuel
The shame always comes....
Snarling and sneering,
uttering terrible words
that I'm alone hearing
The darkness always comes....
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