"I hear the call, but I can't move,
I feel enthralled, my will's removed.
My heart is frozen, my thoughts are blurred,
The light is broken, my soul is stirred.
I fight the urge, to fall away,
I feel my nerve, I start to sway.
I start to turn, I try to run,
I feel I burn, the damage done.

"I fight the night, that knows no end,
I struggle for the light, and then.
My heart is stone, my mind is numb,
My soul is prone, to pain and glum.
The shadows chill, my bones and skin,
I fight until, my battle's grim.
My thoughts are dark, my eyes are blind,
My soul's a lark, in troubled mind.

"The shadows rise, my heart is thin,
I feel demise, and my soul's within.
I fight and fail, I'm weak and sore,
The light prevails, I want no more.
I see the end, I feel despair,
I long for friend, but no one's there.
My spirit's low, my mind is spent,
The shadows grow, the night is spent.

"The shadows fade, but they return,
They play a game, a cruel concern.
I feel them creep, across my skin,
My heart does weep, a darkness within.
I try to fight, but I am weak,
My strength has died, my soul's opaque.
The light is gone, my hope is lost,
The shadows won, I count the cost.

"My mind is clear, my thoughts are free,
My heart is near, I feel relief.
I see the dark, the shadows grow,
My soul is stark, I'm full of woe.
I try to fight, but I am weak,
My strength is slight, I start to freak.
The light is gone, my hope is spent,
I feel alone, the shadows lent.

"My eyes are red, my heart is torn,
The darkness spread, my soul forlorn.
I feel the dread, it fills my mind,
The shadows said, that I won't find.
The light is gone, it's all a blur,
I feel so wrong, I'm full of fear.

"The shadows stretch, across the land,
Their grip is fresh, their hold is grand.
The night is long, it never ends,
The shadows strong, its evil lends.
It takes my soul, and leaves me bare,
Its goal is whole, without a care.

"I stare into the abyss, a void of nothingness,
A place of doom, a world of stress.
I wander through the forest, the trees are all in mourning,
The birds are all in hiding, there's no light in the morning.
The leaves are black and wilting, the wind is cold and biting,
The river's running dry, the sun has stopped its shining.

"The moon is dead, the stars have fled,
The darkness spreads, inside my head.
I'm lost in time, I've lost my mind,
I've lost all hope, I feel unkind.
My life is spent, the days are bleak,
My love is spent, my heart is weak.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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© Ebenezer