I’ve fallen all the way down

Into the dark hole of despair

Sadness engulfs me

I can’t breathe

Thoughts race

Tormenting my mind

Hopeless as a fog

I can not see through or around

Emotions stab me like knives

I ponder death

I see no reason to go on

I dig deep down inside me

For my determination

I reach for the sides of my hole

I climb I fight I fall

And get back up

And climb some more

Through the fog I push forward

Out of the darkness I rise

Into the light of recovery I stand