Hold The Dark

Hold the Dark, don’t let the light come in

I'm still cleaning myself up

From all of my mental sufferings.

He said this and she didn’t deny

Then others came along

And spoke till their mouths went dry.

I wanted to say something

But couldn’t find the words

I was talking for sure

But it all went unheard.

Mind is bursting with thoughts

Heart is heavy and it hurts

Body doesn’t move even if I want to

My soul surely has some, catch up to do.

They hold me down with words

And I am being swallowed into nothing

Occasionally I reach out for a breath

Then get pushed again into the abyss.

So, hold the dark, don’t let the light come in

Let me reach up

Shed the weight

Bury the sound

Tend the wound

Unchain my thoughts

So that when the light hits me, I am ready to take it all and shine.

-SuVi

20/7/23