My Darkest Moments Poem by Prince ....

I feel so very alone,
lost in the world of men.
Surrounded by death, pain and hurt.
Nothing I do ebbs the sadness in my soul.
The feeling of emptiness eating away at my heart.
It grows each day,
consuming my life.
My very fiber of being.

My friends fade away,
becoming dust in the wind.
A distant memory I desperately try to hold on to.
Their voices are fading,
their pleas for help only whispers.
I stand alone, tears streaming down my face.
Yearning for a familar face.

Loved ones lay dead about me.
death and decay claiming their helpless souls.
I mourn my losses deeply
receiving no comfort for my pain.
Heart broken I cry in utter anguish.

My temptors will is strong
it bades me come, offering relief.
It's false smile strikes a familar chord.
knowledge of the relief it brought,
Comes pouring back to me.
As my hand curls about that familar piece of steal.

Breaking a long dead promise.
Fullfilling my undying need.
relieving myself from all my
torments pain and grief.