Suffering sadness
sinks me
to the blackest depths
Demons devour dangerously
I shudder
Darkness envelops me
Shrieking, squirming…
screaming
I cast away hope
My insides churn
Gripping my sanity
I yearn to escape
But as I look around me
I see only fear
bitter tears
Their eyes see
nothing
Dreams lost
to an underworld
existing
only in their own self-doubt
Now
I’m held captive
These self-doubting demons
wrap their tentacles around me
Their hug
like death’s cold grip upon my heart
Further still
I plunge
into this uncertain chasm
Alone
among these lost souls
How did I get here?
Can I save myself?
I close my eyes
An inferno of self ridicule eclipses my spirit
Reaching, retching…
reacting
I struggle through bleak depths inhaling
bitter memories
And the broken lives
of those who traveled here before
Faithfully
I begin to pray
Warmth breaks through darkness
Light emerges
I search for the steps
that lead upwards
The demons reach for me
But their power exists
no more
I don’t look back
Instead I reach
for those souls
who choose to travel with me
Together we march
upwards
climbing each step
more hopefully
knowing salvation lies ahead