I felt you roll in,
Dark, menacing and fierce.
A chill in the air,
The wind whipping the trees.
Your clouds fall upon me,
This cloak heavy to wear.
The darkness surrounds me,
More than I think I can bear.
I am pulling away,
Please leave me alone.
The darkness grabs hold,
My happiness now gone.
I become lost in my thoughts,
My head heavy to hold.
My mood is so dark,
My eyes icy I am told.
You will not see this face,
I will hide from the world,
You will not see this face,
Until my lips can be curled.
You snuck up upon me,
You knocked on my door,
I will not let you stay,
I have told you before.
I will suffer a restless slumber,
You will torment me all night.
Tomorrow a new day,
I will be alright.
Overwhelming despair.
You give me a taste,
Of how life will feel,
If I stay in this space.
I have realised it is time to act,
To leave you behind.
Awaiting me now,
A bright future to find.
Farewell my dark friend,
I have felt enough now.
Farewell my dark friend,
You have been here too long.
By feeling and not fighting, almost dancing, with this profound moment of despair, I realised what needed to change. The small and simple steps I could take to move me away from the dark and toward happiness again.
What have you discovered in the dark?

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