Darkness in the Light

Kind of about how depression feels, searching for something.

Turn out the light and let the darkness consume you,

As the darkness takes over, your vision disappears.

A sudden fear surges though your body, sending shivers up your spine.

Fear of the darkness; of the unknown.

You stand there for a moment, paralyzed by the shadows surrounding you.

What or who they may be you know not.

Their identities hide withing the impending darkness.

Soon though, you push aside your fear just long enough to run.

Where you are going is unknown.

Light; the ability to see is what you seek.

Even the dimmest of light would do.

You just want something that can push aside the darkness,

To push away the unknown monsters hiding within the shadows of darkness.

But, there is no light to be found,

Only the darkness.

You run in every direction, wild with fear until you trip on your own feet.

Now, you lie face down upon the ground.

The fear turns to dread as the realization that the light is gone finally sets in.

The darkness now seems darker than the blackest of black.

Not even the shadows are visible now.

The dread turns into miserable nothingness as you give up.

A huddled mass upon the ground, the darkness consumes every fiber of your being.

It becomes a part of you, and you a part of it.

Your mind finally goes blank as you lay, waiting.

For what, you do not know, but you continue to wait for something.

Anything.

Finally, dawn approaches and with it, the light you so desperately sought,

But it's too late, the darkness has already consumed your inner being.

Though you may be lit up on the outside, inside, you are still darker than the darkest night.

Yet, you continue on,

Hoping that one day, the light will find it's way into you once again.

Until then, you continue on in the light

While you still remain full of darkness.

Waiting, hopelessly waiting for the day the darkness will be filled once again with light.

Author's Note

Tell me what you think, please?

Reviews

[Gaiamethod]

This is really good! It is very much how depression feels. You have captured it very well. It is interesting because even how it reads feels like emotion is trapped inside, deadened. I know depression well! I also like your style. You express it without trying too hard. That makes it easy to connect with what you are trying to express.
Very good write.

[Coyote Poetry]

Darkness can overtake us. Hard to raise up. But we must. I like the description and the emotion in your words.
"You run in every direction, wild with fear until you trip on your own feet.
Now, you lie face down upon the ground."
Sometime best to time. Rethink your place and find a exit. I like the ending of this excellent poem.
Coyote

[Dahlia Phoenix]

Depression will always stay but the only way to get dig it deep inside us is to cherish the good memories we create and overcome the sadness that it shows. We have to stop running and face it or it will become a plague to us.

[InkSlinger]

Very good write.. A sickness, a very real sickness that never truly goes away. You captured the essence of it within your words, and made it all to real. If it wasn't for writing, I am sure I would have never escaped, or learned how to control it..
Well done!!

[The Joker]

I pray never to have the light fill my darkness this speaks well of inner turmoil
yet would love a more direct approach you pen words very well togather and im always a fan of dark writes good post.

[Chris]

A tough subject to fully understand the depths of and to deal with...

Chris

[Review]

depression doesn't completely go away, does it. There are always haunted memories...
It can get better though. I know.
I like your metaphor, with the dark and light. Great job! Keep Writing!
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