BLACK DOG

“Sometimes the worst place you can be is in your own head.” Unknown

feeding you with grief
you grow bigger everyday
it seems there’s nothing I can do
but to follow your lonesome way
you brought me into places
where self pity sprouts
in the darkness of solitude
you play in my room of doubts

the unwanted past lingers
whenever I look into your eyes
as I keep walking with you
something in me slowly dies
i knew when I took you in
my life won't be the same
but something has to change
or else I'll lose this game

Note: A “Black Dog”, is a phrase used as a metaphor for melancholy or depression.

RMP
8/21/14
Los Banos Philippines
Revised 10/8/17
Winnipeg Manitoba