the darkness of mere being.
is the darkness of forever knowing yourself.
but in being too blind to see it. too

blind to stop it. from running through your shaking
fucking hands. only to taste it. what is left on your

fingers. to be sustained. by only the memory.
the memory of what could have been. cloaked within darkness.

never to see the light. of your own beauty.
but blinded by the fire of life. the darkness of mere being is the

darkness of never knowing yourself.
but in being too blind to see it. you let it run through your fingers. not

to be touched by you ever again.
this darkness has eclipsed your life.
you are trapped within this shadow. this

shadow of being.