Eclipse of the Mind
When the day fades to night
my demons come out to play
I know they're trying to kill me
Even when I’m wide awake
Every time I close my eyes
The dead appears in my dreams
How can I escape this darkness
When daylight reflects tragedy
Time after time I fight these battles
Mentally fatigued and all alone
Desperately and impatiently waiting
For my Angels to take me home
My heart aches for the love once felt
Before my soul they came to take
I’m tired of being this shell of myself
My mind full of negativity and hate
My health has now turned against me
Only further pushing me down
I feel like I’m stranded in a ocean
While my only option left is to drown
But the fighter in me will never give up
No matter how much darker it becomes
The demons may think the war is over
But my determination says it’s just begun
Darrin Shawn Rodgers
05/16/2021
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