I am The Dark Poet,
Rhyming everything that is real,
I write about life,
Whilst I’m still able to feel,

I am The Dark Poet,
Damaged, lost and lonely,
I speak the truth,
And the truth only,

I am The Dark Poet,
Poems about drink and drugs,
A life of mental health,
Living in a world surrounded by criminals and thugs,

I am The Dark Poet,
Living a life that wants to break me,
I write down my words of pain,
So for five seconds we can all be free,

I am The Dark Poet,
And hardship is a fact,
But my poems will speak real,
Cos in order to stay alive I made a pact,

I am The Dark Poet,
Poetry for the hurt,
For myself and others,
Trying to survive in the dirt,

I am The Dark Poet,
Never to surrender nor concede,
Using my pen to fight the struggle,
Whilst my heart does nothing but bleed,

This life is so goddamn hard,
And don’t we all know it,
Because I was born Callum Lee,
But I will die as The Dark Poet.


Wrote on 18/09/2022