darkness

does this darkness have a name
this cruelty this hathred
how did it find us
did it steal into our lives or did we seek it out and embrace it?
what happened to us
that we now despise our neighbours and everyone around us who are
playing the game
hoping to find sweet redemption of our souls if we didn't change
but knowing that somehow we would succumb to it along the way
when did we lose our way
consumed by the shadows
swallowed whole by the darkness
engulfed by this pain
does this darkness have a name
is it your name