Desolation

Downtrodden I am become
Broken undone
Wallowing, endlessly wallowing
In these black thoughts that devour me
Forgotten, bereft of all but grim despair
This desolation of being
Can you even remember the moment that set you on this course?
At what crossroad was the wrong path taken
That lead towards this ruin
That fulfilled this emptiness
Left bare this mortal coil

Can you see the hope that lies dying?
In the deepest hollow of life
Beckoned by the endless vastness
And the echoes of despair
Still rage within me

Drowning in unceasing torrents
Falling into the deepest chasm
All light long left behind
How familiar this state of existence
The futility of resistance
Days lost to the twilight of youth
Can you see the hope that lies dying?
In the deep dark hollow of life
The yearning to shed this mortal coil