Forever tormented
Never left alone
How can I escape this pain?
And begin to make my own

Sudden attacks of panic
Fruitless attempts to escape
Nothing can stop this battle
This war that leads my fate

Why am I not stronger?
Where is the strength he gave?
Alone in this painful hour
Pointless to be saved

Drifting even farther
Losing all I love
Losing that connection
That I had with Him above

Sinking slowly deeper
Darkness fills my mind
Lightless figures follow
Devouring what they find

I grasp at times of Joy
Attempt to keep it near
But it slips away so quickly
And I’m filled again with fear

When will I be free of it?
When will this darkness leaves?
I’m so tired of this pain
That can change what I believe

Breath does not come easy
Rarely do I sleep
Ghosts that always haunt me
Until I start to weep

Tears that never end
Screams that have no sound
All hidden deep inside me
Fighting to be found

I've lost all motivation
I do not care to eat
My body’s weak and weary
And my words are never neat

But somehow I will make it
Somehow I will survive
Cause though it doesn't seem it
I control my life.

Cries that wrack my body
Pillows mask the sound
I've held it in all day
But now I've broken down

The cut has left its mask
My heart is split in two
No longer can I bring myself
To be okay for you

You are not to blame
How could you even see
That while your heart breaks for her
That’s what’s breaking me

I've tried to be a good friend
I've tried to understand
That if I really cared for you
I’d be there till the end

It’s hard to keep my distance
It hurts to stay this near
It hurts that you don’t trust me
With this burden that you bear

Lying in this darkness
Thoughts keep me awake
Think of all these situations
And breaking from the weight

Not knowing what to do
Not knowing what to say
Not knowing how to comfort you
And make it all okay

I feel like I am useless
No good to fix the joint
And really I have come to realize
I've reached my breaking point

Resisting the urge to yell,
Resisting the urge to scream,
Resisting the urge to tell
I’m breaking at the seam.

Every breath is deep,
Every thought a command,
Every step a leap,
They wouldn't understand.

The shadows always follow,
The voices never stop,
The nonstop feeling hollow
That has me teeter from the top.

Pain that blocks my throat,
Pain that fills my soul,
Pain that seems to gloat,
Has begun to take its toll.

I don’t know where to go,
I don’t know what to do,
I don’t think they should know
That these feelings are not new.

I pray for strength and mercy,
I pray for burdens lifted,
I pray for hope so I can see
The plan that He has gifted.

I feel like I am drowning,
I feel like I am burning,
I feel like I am dying,
And the world is quickly turning.

I wonder if they felt like this,
I wonder what they’d say,
I wonder if they’d notice
If I wasn't there one day.

It’s not that I don’t feel loved,
It’s not that I don’t see,
It’s just that I don’t feel enough
Like I’ll never be quite worthy.

Darkness
People fear it
And I suppose at times that is wise
But not this
This, right here, is perfection

There is no light
Not even a splinter of it
Just a tunnel of darkness that swallows my thoughts
Should I fear this?
How can I? It leads the Way

Warmth envelops me
the soft covers radiate with comfort
and I cannot bring myself to move
would I ever want to?
Would anyone ever care?

The melody which plays is like no other
It carries me further deep
Like floating in an oceans water
Deep, dark and sweet
Tears build in my soul

This feeling right now
Is bliss
There is no stress
No thought about the past
No demons to attack

I have no fear
Not right now
Not right here
I don't want it to stop
This feeling

Breathing deep
I taste the cool air
I feel my heart beat
So steady and so strong
Like the drums of war

It gives me hope
In what He has given me
I know I cannot make it on my own
But here I lay
And breath in the Truth

I do not want to sleep
Because when I should wake
The light would take me from this place
And I must face the day
As I have so many others

But in this place
My desires change
The important things in life
Seem insignificant
And strange

Because in here
Everything has changed
And simply being
Seems enough to last
And fill my dreams

Slumber starts to call me
And still I resist
This voice of disappointment
Calling from the light
I begin to fall

These last few moments
I cherish them tight
I focus on the feeling
The warmth, the Life
The lack of light

Darkness
People fear it
And I suppose at times that is wise
But not this
This, right here, is perfection

It no longer brings me comfort  
I no longer feel it's warmth
It instead infects my mind
And darkens all my thoughts

I fight it's every calling
I deny it's every sign
For when the darkness takes me
The demons take my mind

They laugh at all my dreams
They show me all my fears
And never do they leave me
Until I'm brought to tears

It used to be my solace
My one true place of peace
But now it is my weakness
That makes me fear to sleep

The warmth has disappeared
And cold runs down my spine
I hear the voices calling
As they enter one more time

I pray for strength and armour
For a chance to sleep right through
Cause empty nights are rare to me
And the visions never new

I delay as long as possible
Denying what will come
And as my eyelids begin to drop
I brace for the war of one

I know I should not fear it
It cannot bring me harm
But every night it tears at me
Until I come undone

Why Lord do I see this
Why would you allow
For these things to enter me
And haunt me with such power?  

Can I not have peace once more
Can I not have sleep
Can I please feel it's warmth
And find solace in the deep