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As darkness settles all around,
It crushes me and breaks my soul; Such madness rife and grief abound, I'm pulled into the blackest hole. I cannot see how to escape And so I fall eternally. Accepting of my hopeless fate, My sadness burns internally; Remains a secret deep inside, A grinning mask conceals my frown; They must not see how much I've cried, For I could never live it down. I struggle on through hellish night, My weary eyes resisting sleep. But then I spy a feeble light And in relief I sigh and weep. It glimmers like a distant star; A candlewick ablaze with hope. I watch it winking from afar As I secure a swinging rope. I make a loop and tie a knot; The light of death still gleams in peace. I am the one that joy forgot, But now at last I'll find release.
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