The Dark
By: Lawrence W Langman(c)

Why does the darkness
call out my name?
Does it strike out for
what I've became?

They tempted me
money and power.
Expected me to
gravel and cower.

Yet I rose above them
to see through to truth.
Becoming a detective
with a mind of a sleuth.

Their evil attempts to
engulf my soul.
Came back to them
in an explosion tenfold.

So, beware of those
hidden in shadows.
They only desire a
walk to the gallows.

It might be a voice you
think you have heard.
A simple expression
or a preplanned word.

Their masters of deceit
the apex of their trade.
So once your soul is sold
you've already been played.