The Cry Left Unheard

I feel myself unfolding,
As the life that I am holding
Slowly slips away.

The demons that I’m fighting
Pull their ropes, forever tightening,
And I drown a little more each day.

Into the depths I’m sinking,
Endless darkness leaves me thinking
That I’m better off this way.

I cannot pull myself back out
From this pit from which I shout,
At demons I can never slay.

But nobody hears me calling
To the depths of hell I’m falling,
Deaf ears are my life’s dismay.

I do not wish to struggle anymore,
Beneath the weight of those who left before,
I cannot go on this way.

So I say goodbye to you,
My descendants, tried and true,
“I love you” is all that I can say.