A shroud has descended upon me
The flame I had gone to such trouble to keep burning has been extinguished
And I am left alone with myself

The darkness crawls under my closed eyelids and seeps through my every pore
I long for the light I once had burning within me to reappear
I scour the dark void surrounding me for a flicker of light and find none
I make a futile attempt to create my own
And the darkness laughs at my folly