The Shadow

I awake from my slumber with eyes full of sleep from crying all night long. I lay there thinking what's wrong with me ? I can't stand the pain. I roll over thinking, I'm fading away, how could this happen to me. I wipe away the tears and force myself out of bed. I walk pass the mirror and see something I have never seen before, I look again and see a floating darkness, a shadow if you will. With eyes the color of blood. With a grin upon his face. The shadow is frightening all I want to do is look away but I can't the shadow has taken over my muscles and my mind. He loosens his grin and speaks to me in a tongue filled with yells and roaring. He speaks to me and says "Do you know who I am ?"I reply with a no. He says "I am your sadness, despair, and anger". My veins go cold and let out a gasp. He grins once more, and he says "Yes". I reply with tears forming in my eyes, "No, it can't be". He grins ever bigger and let's out a small laugh. He speaks to me again and says "Yes and I am growing everyday and nothing is going to stop me from growing. I see everything you are your not getting any better an you never will". I stand still frozen by his blood red eyes. He speaks again and says " End your life right now, pull the trigger, slash your wrist, set me free!". I finally break away from his hypnotic gaze, and fall to the ground, trembling and shaking on my knees. Through the sobs you can hear me gasping the word no, and gasping from the pain, my heart starts to beat faster and faster. I sit there for a few moments to catch my breath and slowly get up to look back in the mirror, I still see the shadow, he asks if I'm ready I nod. And his cold dark hand touches me, and says "death is good". I think back to my friends and family and see one person in the shadow. A person emerges, my best friend is there holding my hand and her eyes meet mine. She shakes her head back and forth, a moment later she embraces me with a hug from the heart. I start to cry a whispered "I almost gave in". She said "It's OK .....nothings going to hurt you...now wake up". I awake in my bed with sleep in my eyes and sweat dripping down my face. I get up and slowly look in the mirror, nothing is there but a reflection. As I walk out I hear a cackle dark and roaring, I almost turn around but I stop myself. I keep walking with a smile on my face and go on with the day. But it still lingers there, lurking, waiting....Will it be there tomorrow or was it just a dream ?