My heart is empty

My soul is dark

I'm all alone

And set apart

There is no succor

For me tonight

No one hears my call

Or heeds my plight

I drift without hope

Despair my mate

Lost and abysmal

Filled with self-hate

Steadily falling

Deeper in gloom

Gaining momentum

Facing my doom

I'm tired of fighting

Dare I give in

There is just no use

I'll never win

But somewhere inside

Deep and hidden

I don't want to die

So, unbidden

The strength arises

To greet the dawn

And somehow, someway

I'll carry on