Poetry and Prose By Jake Dorian

The Light (ode to Adam part 1)

I Stare through fearful eyes at the darkness surrounding me,

as I shiver and shelter myself from all I used to love

all I used to know, all I used to be.

I tremble alone in the darkness,

the bitter cold freezing my insides with cruel and meaningless thoughts,

dragging me deeper, down and down.

I used to live in the light,

I used to feel the warmth of life on my face,

the embrace of others, a thing I took for granted,

a social butterfly, beautiful and free.

I long to be brave once more,

to lift my anxious thoughts and unfreeze me from this hell within my mind,

this cold dark cell within my head

I'm falling.

life fading away from me,

love and trust mere words that no longer have meanings,

I'm lost within my own broken thoughts.

I reach out my hand to grasp the last hope I have,

and I feel your hand fall into mine.

through squinted eyes I see your face,

your warm gentle smile as you lift me up

your words become clear and ring through my head

telling me I'll be okay, that you will never let me fall.

as you pull me from the darkness, I see the light,

I feel the warmth of your hand,

of your smile, of your voice

and I am afraid no more.