Abyss

 I gaze into this abyss inside,

I stare into this gaping void,

All I see is undying plight,

An emptiness consuming, day and night

 

This darkness stares into my soul,

Stares and stares till it were no more,

Light runs aplenty, like horse and foal,

But I am not being, like a burrow with no mole.

 

This darkness, a ravenous beast,

Devours my soul, its hunger increased,

Light dances afar, elusive as a shooting star,

Yet I remain stagnant, a ship trapped in tar.

 

I stare at this void agape,

Look again, more and more,

Thank the uncouth powers that be,

For this deranged, rapacious soul