Fading Self Poem by Eric H

Fading memories of what once was
Growing sorrow for the times that are no more
What happened to us
My insides have grown eternally sore
I can't escape what once made me so happy
Those memories now haunt me
My life is now like a barren sea
I imagine that you, unlike me, are back on your feet
I can't let go of what I want more than anything else
All hope is lost and despair set in
I no longer see a future, so down goes my health
I look in the mirror and cannot tell who is in the reflection
I didn't realize you could break what has already been broken
Over and over I fall to depths of places never seen
I'm afraid to say what shouldn't be spoken
This inescapable darkness has surrounded me
Embracing this sadness and depression are what I choose to do
Burning off the old person that has failed
Not moving forward until a changed person anew
Nobody will be able to hurt this heart that is now jailed