Darkness surrounds me; no light can be seen.
Voices I hear—low and sad—
Remind me of the life I should have had.

At times, I hear only one voice;
At others, it swells into a chorus.

Desperately, I plead with these voices:
"Go away!" But my cries, my begging,
They do not heed.

What must I do to silence them,
To find peace within my restless mind?
They haunt my dreams,
They shadow my days.

Desperately, I search for meaning,
For reasons why they torment me so.
I look back upon my life—
Yes, I made mistakes,
Wrong choices, and decisions
That caused pain to myself and others.

But how do I atone? How do I move on?
Please, someone, tell me what I can do.
All I want is silence.
All I want is for these voices
To leave me alone.