Gloom

Life and its cruel games!
It caresses u but with claws ‘guised in fur
Pushes you to take that one next step and then mocks you, sneers at your failed efforts
Just as you try to collect yourself, its vicious laughter reeking in vanity echoes
It flips sides faster than the pulse yet somehow it is never on your side.
In this never ending duel, you give up one day to realize:
“All the world’s a stage
And all the men and women merely players…”