The Dark Night of the Soul
A troubling thought
What has been wrought?
By the converging waves
Of icy waters entering caves
Which are my solitary abode
Within the cave, one cry
Fills the darkened sky
Death feints
Whilst I paint
Upon the blackened walls of my design
The tempest from outside
Forces me to hide
Deeper within this cavern
Sealing away my concern
Who dares disturb this sacred peace?
Red is the pigment of paint
Used to depict the saints
Figments of my imagination
A touch of consolation
Arraying themselves against my dark soul
The reckless violence floods my mind
I fear madness of this kind
A darkened shape drifts
Through the waves that just swift
Past my once dry home
Falling deep within the water
Was like losing a father
The sea suddenly seeps
Over me, can I sleep?
Is the shadow still here?
That shadowy figure
Why does it just get bigger?
It becomes elongated
As though I were fated
To be destroyed once more
Pushing me further under the water
Committing spiritual murder
Are the saints still watching?
Do they not see me dying?
Or crying?
My lips are pressed against theirs
Where are my heirs?
I am being tortured into love
Without any rescue from above
A desperate prayer escapes my heathen lips
Suddenly the figure dissipates
Was this part of fate?
To become tainted
Can this pain be painted
Into something recoverable?
An albatross hangs from my neck
Weighing me down like heck
The water washes out
Leaving me with deep doubt
Where can I go from here?
The cave swallows me up
Darkness fills this bottomless cup
This disillusioning cave
I have a need to bathe
My sins feel impermeable
A single thread of thought
Seems to become caught
Within my mind
What can I find?
Did I even sin?
How can I be slain
And feeling nothing but burning pain
Incessant sorrow
Where the illusion is there's no tomorrow
Are there "people" outside?
In some former life, I loved God
Now, I just nod
Because I know he's gone
He's never been here for very long
What is this paradox you call a God?
I'm still here, breathing
Painfully heaving
For one calm breath
Within the living death
Of the cave
Is Hades here?
Does he dwell near?
No, he's as lifeless as me
He forgot the notion of "how to be"
I am Hades, separated from the living
There was music, how elusive
How is music conducive
To living passively
In a cave that massively
Lacks the timbre of Orpheus' soulful music
Life was swept away long ago
By a dastardly foe
I was snared and tortured
My heart, it was skewered
No one believed my pain
I caved myself in
Lying in sin
Is it even mine?
I don't feel fine
The stench of sin is so overpowering
Can my heart be salvaged
From this body, so ravaged
Will the shadow stop haunting me?
Is this how it is supposed to be?
Trapped within a cave of my own making
With my red paint
I paint one more saint
Across the lonely walls
Where every saint normally falls
Within the cave's oppressive darkness
Can I ever live again?
Or do I just stay within this den
Till I completely blend
Into the shadows filling every bend
Of this God-forsaken cave
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