Dark Days Are Here

Silent screams scorch the throat

Acrid air suffocates the lungs

And the tongue becomes numb

With words unspoken

As her dark days start approaching.

There could be solace in the dark abyss

She tells herself.

Except the pain keeps her alive

And her tears never rain

Because sunshine smiles keeps

Intruders at bay.

To share her misery

She secretly dreams.

Only who would care?

Questions in her mind scream.

Keep the monsters at bay

And the darkness is unseen

A mantra chanted but never believed.

The dark days are here

And as she walks among the light

Torment eats her inside.

Mocked by the happy faces

She draws comfort in knowing

Today is her last day.