When I'm alone,
all the darkness within me surges.
All the blood that bleeds from my heart is seen.
When I'm alone,
I can't hide from the void within.
From all the doom that I thought had died with time.
When I'm alone,
all the truth comes out.
All the forces of evil inside me align
and no one can hear me cry.
When I'm alone,
and all else quiets down,
and I find myself.
I see myself with all my flaws
and all the scars I always hide.
When I'm alone,
the feeling is overwhelming,
what's important comes to surface,
and all my illusions of happiness fade.
When I'm alone,
I see the world differently,
not through the eyes of those who managed to conquer this life,
but the eyes of what the world has revealed to me.
I see the world through pain.
When I'm alone,
with no one to console me,
I count on myself for strength.
I count on my heart to remind me
that the light that I thought had died inside me
can still be rekindled.

Deolinda