Temptation

Every day, I am tempted by the darkness inside of me and outside of me. A certain substance keeps calling to me to bring me pleasure, along with misery, and the being is sucked out of me with the false promise or joy. Perhaps it’s tragedy that temptation uses to call me out. I don’t scream. I don’t shout. I just give in to the darkness. My temptation does not have the answers, but it’s my resolve that has the answer. Taking back my power should be my only temptation, which leads to my salvation.