Private Hell

 
Called down the well to hear the echo there
My own voice from deep inside called back to me I swear
I shone my light but nothing I could see
Just a voice from in the dark that no-one else would ever hear
I called again just hoping it wasn’t there for real
But my voice rang out strong to bounce inside my head
Words of loss and sadness were all it said to me
I’ve been trapped inside the dark for years and years
With only hurt for company
No friends to talk to
No place to go and no one left to see
Down here in the dark I think
Will be the end of me
And what could I really say
That would change my mind inside of me
Not much to say to someone lost so long
And too deep to save or free
I walked away from the well and found that I had changed
Even out here in the light I was lost inside that well
Don’t have to close my eyes to see the darkness now
It’s how I live my days these days you see
Lost in my private space of darkness in my tiny well
Or is it just the way I see my private hell