Darkness
Losing it to life
all the desires I prioritize
took me to a place
from which once I was scared
now overwhelmed by it
Gasping for a breath and
hoping for a glint
but to see none of it sprint
I yell and scream and beg it to go away
But found myself drowning in it
Moments, days, and weeks pass by
but nothing fills the void inside
Making me feel hollow and glum
I carve into the surface but just feel numb
My muffled cries and flowing tears
suck the life out of the pillows
while holding them tight.
I ask myself Do I deserve it?
What have I done to endure this?
Then I think of what I may need
A fan to make me freeze,
A rope to hold me tighter,
So that I don’t shatter.
A table to hold me up at last,
A mind free of fear of the dark
I’m left with an empty body
But a soul filled with thousand emotions,
Hidden and gone with myself alone.
Fathima Zohra
GIO Jubliee hills unit.
