Drowning in anguish, 

and left with a boundless 

desperate hope for solace

 though no matter how hard

 You squeeze your eyes shut,

when they open, 

still, you are stuck in dreadful night.
If we only knew

 it is not ourselves 

 that can Exonerate our souls

 from this hellish place 

then we would realize 

there is much we wish to forget in this everlasting night.

-jules Ral