The darkness

The part of who I am that stays in the shadows

Like a menacing creature

It lingers

That controls my emotions

The part of my soul

Indistinguishable from obsidian

The pessimistic outlook that influences my decisions

The emotions that show me

Where I should stand

The impossible nature of my life

That makes happiness taste sweeter

And laughter bubble louder

 The parts of the bad days

That make the good ones seem longer

The emotional low that launch into all-time highs

Like the yin and yang

Where darkness arises light will follow

But how much brighter is the light at the end of the tunnel

Then at the beginning

The darkness that engulfs

Brings light that frees

That makes love

Seem richer

Where loss becomes bleak

Without the darkness,

The pessimism

And anxiety

Life would be incredibly dull

               -Keily Lopez