Fallen in Darkness

Since I was a child, I have always been,
among chaos, neglect, and abuse.
Never felt comfort in my own skin,
each day seemed to tighten the noose.

Everyday seemed more obscure,
than the one that came before...
This broken child, had to endure,
all of the miserable pain in store.

So in his descent, to the darkest depth,
he took the darkness into his own.
The last of his tears, reluctantly wept,
transforming the heart into stone.

He walked through the brightest of days,
exuding an aura of blackened despair.
No light could pierce the umbral haze,
of the stoic, shambling nightmare.

The further he plunged into the abyss,
the more blind that he became.
After a while, he would soon dismiss,
any notions of love or shame.

The monster that he had become,
fought a most silent war.
Going numb, he'd eventually succumb,
to the burden that he bore.

Eventually, he was devoured,
consumed to his very core,
His lust for life was overpowered,
and his heart, it beats no more.

Decades have passed, in this shell,
that seemed like an eternity.
Vigor was sapped in timeless hell,
amidst solitary, frigid taciturnity.

After so very long, I can see the light,
as beautiful and splendorous as can be.
And though its beauty is well in sight,
it is something that I will never see...