The Darkness Within
Alone within a small dark room
Heart racing from impending doom
Just beyond I see a light
I stumble closer to see this sight
A single lightbulb overhead
Reveals a creature sleeping in its bed
The features of it, no one knows
Showing only its eyes, fingers, and toes
The rest is covered by a long black cloak
Dark enough to make my soul choke
Its fingers were long and thin
Like icicles piercing under my skin
Its toes were filth and stench
Causing my eyes to water and my teeth to clench
Its eyes pierced into my heart
With such a great evil as to tear the world apart
This creature also wore a mask
Hiding evil shrewd and devilish task
This mask had fangs white as snow
What place this mask came from, I do not want to know...
As I drew closer to this being
The question grew bigger as to what I was seeing
The beast did not move; did not stir
I reached for its mask, my intentions unsure
Reaching for what lay concealed
So that its true identity could be revealed
I removed the mask, low and behold
What I witnessed made my veins run cold
Lying underneath the mask's place
Was a reflected image of my own face
The creature's eyes burst open
Its razor glare was scoping
It cracked a smile, the light went out
My mind raced with fear and doubt
I lied alone within the dark
Enveloped by everything black and stark
What just happened? What did I see?
Was the face behind the monster actually me?
It was then I realized...
That I had stared into my own eyes
For I was the monster, and he was me
He was my inner darkness for me to see
Alone within this silent room
Heart racing from impending doom
No looking foreword, no looking back
The darkness is out and is on the attack
Copyright © Dylan Foss | Year Posted 2016
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