The Reeper

To the darkness I succumb
The dreams they still will come
Clothed all in black
Him and I have a pact

To remind me of the things
Sleep does bring
Death sadness fear
Pain suffering tears

I fight my way
"Never" they say
"Never find your way out"
"I can't stay" I shout

Eyes brimming with tears
Each a unleashed fear
I collapse to the ground
Just hoping to be found

"I just can't" I cry
"Him and I have a tie"
I call out his name
So my soul he can claim

Silently he walks
Quietly he talks
Sympathy shows in his eyes
He sees it when someone dies

(This poem was originally called "Succumb")