In shadows deep, where light does fade,
Lies a heart in silent pain;
An unseen war, a soul betrayed,
By a poison in the veins.

Dreams once bright, now lost in gloom,
Echoes of a life once known;
In the grip of a deadly bloom,
A garden overgrown.

Whispers call from darkened halls,
Promises of sweet relief;
Yet each taste brings deeper falls,
In the spiral of belief.

Rise, oh spirit, from the mire,
Seek the dawn beyond the night;
Break the chains and find the fire,
That will lead you to the light.