On the Verge of Lunacy

Photos taken by Cassie The will that drove me to do things At first burned with a consuming flame But fear and rejection Smothered the conflagration. Mighty as it might have been I did not sustain it. Desire which never lasted made the heart weary of the future. In darkness the heart dwells. I walked blindly, guided by desire Only to be led to a dead end Where the last hope withered and died. Even the light that was once bright Was eaten away by darkness Darkness that grows and grows Which confusion has cloaked my heart. In fear, weakness overcomes the light But through darkness I know I exist There is no hope that I might come out Of that hole where light cannot escape. A hole that drags an already confused self Squeezing out every drop of its humanity And sucks everything that is worthy of life To transform it into eternal emptiness. Voices call out for mercy And pained hearts paint everything black In this tunnel where I walk I search for something to hold on, In infinite e...