Smile

By DeificLightning

What if I told you
That there was a light. 
A light that made things make sense,
Drove the darkness and sadness away,
If only for a bit. 
A light that made things feel normal,
Feel like they should be. 
But then that light
Started appearing less often. 
The darkness became heavier,
With less breaks in between. 
As the light grew almost non-existent,
It was easy to fall. 
To fall back into the darkness. 
To fall into that suffocating loneliness. 
But then the light said it was leaving,
So that even the flicker it was now
Would cease to exist. 
The darkness beckons,
But I just smile,
The darkness hidden behind my mask. 
For this is what the light wants,
So I just smile, 
As my fractured world
Crumbles around me. 
I just smile. 

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Copyright 2018 DeificLightning
Published on Sunday, June 24, 2018.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: Fucking hell...you're inking my mind...so strangely fully connect with this too.

  • DeificLightning On Sunday, July 29, 2018, DeificLightning (64)By person wrote:

    Haha, I'm glad your able to connect with my works. Thank you.

  • tmanzano On Friday, July 27, 2018, tmanzano (207)By person wrote:

    Well done. Enjoyed this read. Thank you for posting.

  • DeificLightning On Saturday, July 28, 2018, DeificLightning (64)By person wrote:

    Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

  • Smiles On Monday, June 25, 2018, Smiles (55)By person wrote:

    Sometimes you just have to learn to make your own light. Other times your eyes will adjust to the dark. Either way, you will find a way out of this darkness.

  • DeificLightning On Friday, July 27, 2018, DeificLightning (64)By person wrote:

    I’ve grown used to the darkness, I just wish I didn’t have to navigate it alone. Thank you for your comment, it helps to read what people think of my writes.

  • Devil lyn On Monday, June 25, 2018, Devil lyn (345)By person wrote:

    Such an ode to friendship ... May that light shine once again. ~Devlin

  • DeificLightning On Friday, July 27, 2018, DeificLightning (64)By person wrote:

    Thank you. I hope it shines again too.

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