Darkness Will Never Outshine the Stars

Never present; always calculating

every stimulus is a chance to disappear

The merit of every word questioned

never a time to rest

sunrise and sunset

passes by unannounced

thoughts, a chain, a cage

will the defenses ever fall?

a touch unnoticed, a kiss unfelt

such a shame

it is nothing personal

cycles continue and the years press on

bodies change, and promises fade

Nothing was learned

nothing was gained

darkness given

when it was never requested

tragedies restrict, at such a young age

attacked for the light inside

missing identity, a star child in hiding

selfish, selfish, darkness

moving in for the early kill

screams rush out

dissipate just as quick

creating a barrier to keep it all out

set up to block love, block god

to keep the devil at bay

the weight increased as the digits on the pedometer rose

eyes held no light, hatred, took its place

the defenses made to protect

had the opposite effect

in keeping it all away

nothing could get in

nothing could get out

the darkness planted by the devil himself

trapped inside until it was all that was felt

a black angel cast down before his time

a child of god broken

through all the death clinging tight

love still surged, looking for its light

it was found, an unlikely place

the heart of another who has suffered the same fate

a hand outstretched, deep in the chest

warming a heart once thought to forget

star children reunited, ready to shine once more