Lying in the Dark

Sitting in the dark
Lying on my back
My thoughts come apart
As I slip into the black
Pain in a tidal wave
Pulls me to my grave
I begin to ponder
Of all the things I am damned to wander

Alone
Always on the edge of sight
And broken in this darkest plight
I start to see
Infinity
In which we are immersed
And Nothingness
From which we were birthed
I see the light that blinds
And shadows that engulf

Broken binds
And sulfur lines
Beauty in the dark
And a little life spark
I've seen people give in
To the demons from within
And people rise
Higher than any angel flies
I have witnessed slaughter in the name of god
And witnessed freedoms snatched by demagogues
I have felt pleasure
I have felt anger

But whatever I feel, you cannot measure
Because it is an endless treasure
Happiness and Pain
Both come with rain
So I will lose my thoughts to the black
Sitting in the dark, lying on my back