290. No Light Poem by Jaden Knight

No light can reach me here
no prayers can sooth
seems like I'm at the base of a pit
and there are no handholds

Feel like I'm become trapped between my guilt and fear
no one knows so they won't throw me a rope
outside I appear to laugh and joke
inside the water level is rising
and I'm drowning in my tears

This darkness is becoming like a friend
despite it trying to choke me out
unlike people it is always there
even if it does more harm than good

Just when I was losing all hope
a brilliant beam shines down on me
surrounding me with its brilliance
lifts me out of the hole I was in
sets me gently on my feet
a great distance away

My smiles have become more genuine
I enjoy the jokes even more
need no ropes to pull me up
as I am already on the rise

No light could reach me there
it bathes me in its rays
no prayers are needed to soothe me
as I am finally at peace
ready to reach out to those left behind
to give them another chance
to be free of their own darkness