The Descent

Sadness climbs,
As creeping vines,
Intertwines my soul,
My mind,
Maims each thought,
Each memory,
Evicerating,
Old beliefs.
Guilt and shame,
Flow through my veins,
My soul aches and darkness pulls me down,
I don't resist,
What fate has fixed,
Inevitably, I ride it out.
Every breath,
Burns my chest,
With thick emotion choking me,
'til I don't recognise what's left,
Feeling pain infinitely.
My soul aligned,
An endless bind,
To that which destiny instilled in me.
Within time,
The pain subsides,
Temporarily sets me free.
I stay a while, resting,
In the stillness of eternity,
I take comfort in the silence,
And solice in the peace.
My ascent, once again,
Towards the light of reality,
It's not the same,
But they can't see,
The only thing that's changed is me.