Familiar
Once again I find these depths;
shivering, scared, all alone.
I feel as if I can rest,
I hear whispers in comforting tones:
“Abandon all hope, give up.”
“Your only friend now is Woe.”
“Your feet? Concrete. Now you’re stuck.”
“Only fear runs free in your new home.”
Emotions stuck in my throat,
can only escape through tears.
Anxiety starts to gloat.
Panic screams that this won’t end for years.
Loneliness eats my insides.
The silence claws at my ears.
Heart splits in two. It decides
to be its own best friend. Self endears.
Can‘t help but think, this aint new.
New hole, walls, and monsters… sure.
Same emotions black and blue.
In this place, darkness holds the allure:
Hatred smiles in disguise;
promises you can’t endure
with sweet words sprinkled in lies.
Nothing new. But this time I’m the cure.
Strike two rocks together: sparks.
Darkness always yields to light.
In my pool of thought there’s sharks,
but they respect the depth of my might.
I decide how I react.
Every battle worth the fight.
my strongest self - I’ll be that.
ev’ry abyss - my chance to take flight.