Fallen To Silence Poem by Paul Burt

I stand on the edge of the world,
Looking into the abyss,
Don't want to look back,
Nothing but misery back there,
I tried to do good in life,
I tried to be somebody,
But I was rejected by everything,
I scream at the darkness Why? ?
Why can't I have happiness?
Why am I denied that?
The rain begins to fall onto me,
My heart begins to break with torment
A flash of thunder lights the sky,
The abyss is looking back at me,
I close my eyes,
Everything has fallen to silence.