The ‘I’ In Ruin

I am destruction…

Without compassion  

I stumble through this world.

I wreak havoc on all those I touch,

Smashing emotions at my feet.

I am the dark laughter within,

And the haze of terror without.

Like a raging hurricane,

I lay waste to all that lies before me.

I am anger;

Harsh,

Bitter,

Thundering

Rage.

I drive a mind to madness in my unease.

I crumble empires

And inspire rivers of blood.

I am the voice that screams out in the night;

The echo in the graveyard.

Like a nightmare monster,

I am pure adrenaline.

I am pain;

Heartbreaking sorrow;

Incurable agony.

I am the selfishness in suffering.

Like a wound that never heals;

I am eternal.

I am the boogeyman

Haunting the darkest corners

Of every mind.

I am what makes men jump at their own shadows

And cower in their impotence.

I am all these things

And more…

I am your insecurities.