This darkness it eclipses a vibrant heart
A pall that drapes ragged wretched wounds
And asphyxiates a once ecstatic emotion
Stifling sentiments that might have been
Straining sentience in a misled mind
No boundaries for regret's reasons
No right, no wrong to give it balance
Searching for a path to awakening
To the warming rhythm of loving breath
Found in every living gentle soul
If walls were there they have fallen
If shackles stayed, they are gone
A destination as yet undefined
Beckons hope from the cold clutches
That fear and fragility wish to stifle
The darkest deepest abyss cannot conceal
The smallest ray of light shining in
A glimmer of hope peering brilliantly
Across the dank, stark and coarse crags
Breaking its hold to quench the spirit
Flickering freely, piercing persistence
A spark of hope, an ember of expectation
The impulse of desire, limitless oblivion
Glimmering streaming rays flood in
And darkness dissipates in its wake