Eternally Alone

Eternally Alone

I feel like I am living in a raging void of nothingness,

Surrounded by the crushing walls of emptiness.

Like a black hole, it sucks the joy and life from every pore.

It takes and takes until there is no more.

I feel disconnected and alone,

Be it at work, be it at home.

There is no escape from the horrendous weight.

I carry it with me all alone, it seems to be my fate,

For past deeds done, for wrongs incurred,

For angry words spoken, for pleas unheard.

A punishment that leads to my demise.

The world is silent; I am removed—no one is there to hear my cries.

There is no peace; there is no rest.

There is no stopping at my behest.

On and on I must go,

One foot in front of the other, my movement slow.

There is no light, no silver lining,

No pale moon rising, no bright sun shining.

Only me in the darkness of despair,

Me alone—no one else is there.

I miss the days of joy and light

In these times of endless night.

I miss the feeling of a job well done,

But that is not me; I am not the one.

Darkness prevails on every side,

Eternally alone, nowhere to hide.