I, the Enemy

It lives, it breathes; the bitterness inside of me

Taunting my psyche leaving only hatred and putridity

Eating away at my very being only to reveal the true meaning of my everlasting insanity



Clenching his jaws; the devil offers his service to add to my every flaw

Making my sickness one that cannot be so easily ignored



Day by day, I feel this way

Without any hope I know I can't be saved

Drowned sorrows by the bottle, so many wasted hours have been borrowed

Distant memories becoming so hollow

Maybe they'll come tomorrow?

Beat me, break me, it's nothing on the agony within me

The struggle for stability seems to have become such a fickle dream



The bond with my loved ones was crushed long ago

It seems this internal oppression is the reason I'm alone



Fixated on living this way to prove my independence, rather than seeking help to reveal my true weakness

I'll return to the dark where the devil resides, a place where I know I cannot hide



Is this what it means to be alive?







Can anyone see, the atrophy of my ever-declining sanity?

“Just leave him be”, nobody really ever had the time for me

A troubled child birthed from tragedy