I look around the darkness
I don’t recognize this place
It haunts me as I stand there
Numbness upon my face

Not a sliver of light
No speck to be seen
Just shadows of memories
All wiped clean

Emptiness
Darkness
Paralysis
Unspoken
Shattered
Battered
Splattered
I’m broken

But wait…
A scent so familiar
It lingers in the air
Throat closing
Heart breaking
I feel the despair

I find it
Our candle
Flameless and charred
Melted to nothing
Like my heart
Injured and scarred

Reality stuns me
Nothing...