Torment
Struggle my whole life
Clawing through the darkness of the unknown
Leaving all behind me
Laying waste to all before me
Clutching at the emptiness
Feeling my chest tighten
Suffocating in the uncertainty of an unknown number of tomorrows
Silently screaming in the confines of my mind
Lash out at short-lived pleasure
Embracing the reliance of pain
Bittersweet death mockingly beyond reach
Dim light of my soul falling deafly through the chasm
~ Arnold Bailey