Absence of Light

There is a darkness in my life, a forecast of torrential rain that drowns my heart with sorrow, and its gloom clouds my mind, washing away any hope for tomorrow, This darkness overshadows me, eclipsing whatever light that remains within my soul, and the more I try to fight it, the less I feel in control, Tears spill onto my cheeks, tracing the outlines of a smile seldom shown, as I sit alone in this cave of a home, hidden from the world and hardening like stone, It's as if I'm dying inside, trapped within the confines of an epidermis tomb, while my cries for help echo through the barrenness of my existence, resonating with apprise of my impending doom, But in this aphotic zone in the depths of my core, my words are a sconce on the walls of my heart, illuminating the halls of my soul, so that others may navigate their way through the dark.