Katrina Keller-Cole Poet Free verse

The Harsh Light of Day

The harsh light of day

The darkness surrounds you
It engulfs you
Paralyzed and broken, it drags you down
Deeper into its pit
Ascension, a fleeting dream
Demons surround you 
Torturing your soul further into madness 
Escape, there is none
Turning circles, spinning, you fall further still
Who were you
Where did you come from
No memory, black, all that's left is void
How can you get out
Who can you turn to
No one is there
You are alone
Completely alone 
Falling deeper into the abyss
Retreating into your fear
You scratch at walls hoping to dig free
You bleed 
you cry 
you scream into silence
Nothing
Solitude, darkness penetrating, consuming
That moment comes
The wicked one is ready to bow
Proud of his victory
Pleased by your inevitable demise
And then, alas
Out of the darkness
Something piercing, blinding
Indiscernible
Hope
A beacon
A voice saying you are not alone
An end to the darkness...
Salvation
Tis the harsh light of day

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Christopher Thor Britt November 10, 2013 at 11:48 PM Katrina, I would like to be one of the first to welcome you as a "Souper". Your free poetry form has an honesty to it that let's the reader know that you are writing from a very real place in your heart. It is so deep...so mesmerizingly strong with imagery and dark as nigh, but with a window of hope depicting the narrow Way. I Love it. CTB