The Darkness Surrounding Me Poem by Jessica LaDuron

The darkness hides my tears,
It swallows me whole, and spits me out into an unknown world,
I hide behind it because I know what it does,
It makes me invisible,
My heart a cold stone,
I wait for the fire to warm me,
And i wait for it to hold me in it's arms,
I become alone once more when I know it won't come
I shed the tears that everyone was afraid to,
I feel the pain that everyone has forgotten,
I try to push it all away,
Only to have it come back full force,
I cringe in the shadow of darkness,
Yet i don't leave,
There is no place for me to call home,
No one for me to wrap my arms around,
I am alone in my deserted sea,
The only thing that keeps me here is the darkness,
Never letting go of it's choke hold on me.