Darkness

My old friend darkness rises again,

ebony shapelessness creeping upward from from deep inside

i hate myself for not being enough

Not enough for myself nor not nearly enough for you

pain, so much despair cloaked in shadow and night

where is it all hiding?

if growth is found in pain then why am i not ten feet tall

all around me walks sorrow disappointment suffering and broken dreams

Vapid smiles of empty souls of shadow shuffling through life 

zombies still living but dead inside

And I am just one among the many