As I sit in darkness
A harsh light shines upon me,
Harsh
Unrelenting
It causes my skin to heat,
Smolder
Burn,
I feel the sweat on my brow, 
As it trickles down my face,
Mingling with the tears.

I open my heart 
And recite my piece
Speaking the words
To a deaf audience.

I try to speak,
I stumble over my words
I squint my eyes in hopes to read
What the mood is,

No one is there.

I am a lone.
 
I feel the barbed wire 
As it squeezes around my heart,
Feel the blood pound
in my ears

I should have realized 
This would only cause
pain.

I will get past this
I tell my self
As the light burns my skin
Relentless
Blistering

My eyes water
Not real tears
Only liquid
Nothing more

I bear my soul
To no one
Never
Until now.

I had let the barriers down
For one quick moment
And the barbs tore into me.

It has wrapped around me,
Slowly squeezing
Making its way up
Closing off my throat
My mouth,

I taste the blood.
My lips,
Broken and bruised,
Where honey and milk 
Used to rest,
Now only taste misery.

The darkness calls me
As I watch,
The light starts to dim
And I am pulled into the darkness again,
The void I call home.

The coolness brushes over my skin
Like a whisper of a lover
That I have never known.

I miss the harsh light,
For with it,
Tho I felt the pain,
I knew I was alive.