Surrounded by darkness

shadows dance

lurid shapes

nothing more than

just another nightmare

yet, a fearful reality

ghosts of the past

whisk away all hopes

and dreams

demons clouding your vision

they break you

‘till your mind is

a piece of freshly dead meat

and your body is numb

to all pain

emotionless and senseless

you have become one of them

no soul

yet, light creeps in through the corners

rays of beauty

through crevices you never knew were there

lift up your arms and scream

scare them all

frighten them

‘till only deadly traces of their scent remain

a dazzling brightness from above

and you have let them go.