It peers and watches
from the depths of my mind
waiting for a chance to escape
into the world
to wreak havoc
on those i love and more i don't know.
Sometimes it talks to me
tells me things
where I should go
what I should do
who I should be with
the quickest way to take a life
the cleanest way to dispose of a body
I try to ignore it
but then it gets mad and yells at me
sometimes, it even gets physical
but i'm tough, a few scratches won't break me.
But it's slowly winning
i can feel its urges getting stronger, more dominant
Watching that girl cross the street
i can taste her death on my tougne
like the bittersweet taste of the nightshade plant
it pours over my body and soul
and the world becomes a little blacker.
It lightens up when i get to my car
the trunk heavier than usual.
I wonder what's there.
But deep down i know
because the darkness inside me,
has won.