290. No Light

No light can reach me here no prayers can sooth seems like I'm at the base of a pit and there are no handholds Feel like I'm become trapped between my guilt and fear no one knows so they won't throw me a rope outside I appear to laugh and joke inside the water level is rising and I'm drowning in my tears This darkness is becoming like a friend despite it trying to choke me out unlike people it is always there even if it does more harm than good Just when I was losing all hope a brilliant beam shines down on me surrounding me with its brilliance lifts me out of the hole I was in sets me gently on my feet a great distance away My smiles have become more genuine I enjoy the jokes even more need no ropes to pull me up as I am already on the rise No light could reach me there it bathes me in its rays no prayers are needed to soothe me as I am finally at peace ready to reach out to those left behind to give them another chance to be free of their own darkness