Darkness Poem by Kalee Skriver

Darkness is now my reality.
I fight for the light and look for an escape,
but this path has been laid upon thinly drawn tape.
The shadows that encompass my hopes and my dreams,
have begun to soak through my weakening seams.
You have brought me down to a new low,
a new desire for the extravagant show.
Im afraid to say that he is right,
Im not who I once was, the same person is no longer in sight.
Yet, although I now realize this and long for a change,
I feel Im stuck on a superficial stage.
Oh well, I wish to tell myself.
Its not worth it to keep trying to take the past off the shelf.
I know there is hope beyond the bend,
but right now that takes more energy than Im willing to spend.
Darkness is now my mentality.