in the darkness

it calls me

when the sun comes

it screams at me

it battles my happiness

and smothers my passion

little by little, inching

it steals my soul

my flag fell long ago

an act of treason, alone

once my soul went dark

there was no coming back.

it came looking yesterday

I tried to run

as quickly as possible

I avoided the world

as quietly as possible

I walked all alone

in the darkness

it calls me