Hello!
I write to escape the realities of this world. Cowardly I guess.
But my forte are poems and short stories. Usually they have dark themes too and that's simply because I can only write when I'm sad.
It's therapeutic for me to put down my dark thoughts in poetry and short story as it's the only outlet for me. Plus, because it is an outlet for my thoughts, I avoid boiling over and potentially hurting the people I love with my actions and/or words. 
I also get to keep my dignity that way. 
So read at your leisure. It certainly wasn't written then.

Regards
Localslayer.