To hope is to dream,
and how can i dream,
when ensnared by my own nightmares?
Trapped by fears cold embrace.
Slowly tightening its grip with every breath.

I waited in the abyss,
prey to those who stalk it.
Weakness preventing me from leaving,
but not from moving on.
I chose to stay.
Not through fear,
but to guide those who are lost.
Lest they fall like i have.

Too long have i walked this darkness.
Too many doors have i seen.
All as bleak and worn as the next,
none hold anything more than empty promises.
Forgotten dreams.
Lost wishes.
All doors lead back to the abyss.
To hope that one might lead to light,
to feel the warmth once again,
is a fools errand.
I don't want it anymore.
Now that the light has taken you,
I am alone and without purpose.
With no more doors left open.

Rotting in the darkness.
Too cold to feel .
Little comfort is to be found,
the howls and shrieks echo for an eternity.
Cries of pain,
of loss.
Too far gone to be saved.
Years pass like days,
the cold leaving me numb.
The darkness ever-grows,
and i never change.

I cried when she returned.
Not because she found me,
but because someone came looking.
I've became foolish once more.
Barely able to stand,
i opened my final door.
All doors lead back to the abyss.
But this time,
I am not alone.