Consuming Darkness

The dark.

    It's here for me

    My eyes bulging

    Mouth opening to scream

    No sound is coming out

    I bury myself further under

    My protective burrito of blankets

    The dark retreats

    Only a little bit

    Just enough to last the night

    Then it will be back

    And I will have to fight it off once again

    Then the next and the next 

    And every night for the rest of my life