Darkness

Does this darkness have a name?

This cruelty, this hatred
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 send our children into the world like we send young men to war
Hoping for their safe return.
But knowing that some will be lost along the way.

When did we lose our way?
Consumed by the shadows
Swallowed whole by the darkness

Does this darkness have a name?

Is it your name?

- Lucus Scott, One Tree Hill