Formidable Foe

it lives inside

feeding on rotten organs

eroding hearts

digging black holes

into the body for which you live

sucking your soul into

oblivion

where emptiness

is the happiest place on earth

appeased by the darkness

it swells through your lungs

until it is the only air you breathe

crisp black air

for a formidable foe

lives deep in the comfort of your mind

creating discomfort in your life

embracing the world in negative bliss

suffocation the home

for which you live

constant searching

has balance tipping the scales

back toward the light

destroying internal parasites

putting pieces of you together again

each glows in the color of love

for a formidable foe

may sometimes come

to challenge and destroy

harbor in your bay

but the army defends

protects your space

keeps safe your minds thoughts

encases your heart

shining brightly the weapon

your foe cannot destroy