Darkness

When darkness consumes the mind,
It weakens the soul,
But when darkness is all around us,
How do you cope?
You want to be happy,
You want to be free,
But that darkness consumes you,
like a vine around a tree.
That darkness is in everyone's future,
But an uncertain one at that.
So how do you ignore that inevitable path,
While still accepting it as fact.

After a long hiatus, I'm back with my first poem which I'm quite proud of.