there is a darkness so profound
that here and there become unbound
the light is but a stranger there
its absence adds weight to the air
and yet the eyes perceive a white
the mind so wild to find the light
in such a state a man will find
his hands and feet become
a kind of traveler's tool
the road unsigned
though vision normal
all is blind
no self-reproach
no looking back
it only darkens what is black
there's panic in the wall's hard touch
and I am bolted out of such
a floating, lifeless state of will
that bades me close my eyes, be still
the darkness sits upon my chest and face
and holds me prisoner to this place
an voice arises from the night
"cast off your fear, seek healing in the light"