The Perfect prison

The darkness never really fades,

It just hides in the background waiting for its prey.

It crept and hid and waited for me.

It lingered in my every thought.

This life, this haunting, this blackness,

Is it even worth the fight?

Why not give in and never see the light?

It’s not possible to numb the pain with happiness forever.

It takes the slightest slip to pull me under.

The darkness is intoxicating,

With it I feel nothing.

No pain, no tears, no scars breaking inside of me.

It’s the perfect comfort, the perfect escape,

But it’s also the perfect prison…

Author's Note

~A Perfect Portrait of Words award in 'A Thousand Words' Contest
~Things Will Change award in 'Depression, Self Hurt and Sadness' Contest

Reviews

[SheActsLikeSummer]

Almost feel? I can feel. The emotion flowing through you as you wrote this I mean. It is a wonderful piece, absolutely brilliant. Probably one of the best poems I've read in a long while. My favourite line was, "It's the perfect comfort, the perfect escape, But it's also the perfect prison." Awesome job, I loved it.

[Livenrite]

very well written! thanks for sharing:P is she sitting on the tram? hee...I miss aussie:'(

[Kelli Anderson]

I really liked this one too. There is a lot of truth in that.

[Archia]

I love the last line and all that it means.

[Alexandria Reece]

I've been here too (emotionally) and I love the way you captured this feeling! It is entirely relatable, uniquely & beautifully put in your own words as inspired by your unique experiences with this darkness I am sure. I feel like you're very honest with the reader and that's a huge part of the appeal in this poem. Your last two lines bring it all full-circle at the end, they make the thought process complete. I really like that you didn't leave it mid-thought as many other poems of this despairing nature end abruptly and without resolve, excellent!

[Demi Rose]

never heard of a perfect prison but ur poem takes me there and i liked how u wrote it.

[Tai Ryens]

Everything in this poem? True, you could never be happy forever, you could never be comfortable forever. Everyone experiences dark times in their life, and sometimes, to add to the dark times, the worst happens, just to taunt you more. I love the mere concept of this poem and I can almost feel the emotion flowing through this as you write. Beautifully penned, and a great poem.