Darkness

Fighting the darkness within

DARKNESS

I close my eyes, there darkness stands.

No dreams or thought, just darkness.

I open my eyes, hoping to see light,

but there stands darkness, black as night.

I look inside my heart, but it too is full of darkness.

The love that was once inside has been drained.

I can't help but wonder...has it all been in vain?

I hope that it has brought light to the ones I gave.

If the love has brightened another's day,

then all has not been wasted and

my purpose has been served.

I have seen many beauties and shared much joy.

My days have been brighter than most, but they have faded away.

They turned from blue to gray, and finally into darkness.

But I shed no tears, I have no sorrow, for I can still smile

in the darkness.