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The darkness
The part of who I am that stays in the shadows
Like a menacing creature
It lingers
That controls my emotions
The part of my soul
Indistinguishable from obsidian
The pessimistic outlook that influences my decisions
The emotions that show me
Where I should stand
The impossible nature of my life
That makes happiness taste sweeter
And laughter bubble louder
The parts of the bad days
That make the good ones seem longer
The emotional low that launch into all-time highs
Like the yin and yang
Where darkness arises light will follow
But how much brighter is the light at the end of the tunnel
Then at the beginning
The darkness that engulfs
Brings light that frees
That makes love
Seem richer
Where loss becomes bleak
Without the darkness,
The pessimism
And anxiety
Life would be incredibly dull
-Keily Lopez