The Journey
I saw darkness Surrounding and suffocating A heavy burden I carried The weight kept me on my knees My voice would not emerge I felt hopeless and faint My thoughts began to race To the first time I played with fire To that first time I allowed darkness to enter my life I thought of the happiness I felt The popularity The desires fulfilled The freedom to do anything under the sun Then I remembered the sense of loss The sadness hidden behind a smiling mask I remembered the cutting words whispered by the walls The voices in my head telling me I’m no good I remembered the agony of rejection The overwhelming desire to end it all I remembered the freedom that turned to chains Those heavy chains I could not break What happened? How did I get here? To this place of hopelessness To this place of despair “Why do I have breath?” Sorrow fills my heart Rivers flow from my eyes Alone Stuck Help! Everything inside cries out My lips utter a...