H-O-P-E

What should I do?

How should I go on?
When all I want to do is give up
I have lost all hope
I cannot do this anymore

Trapped in a dark room

Surrounded by walls
I search for a way out
Only to find a window
Through which light shines
A tiny glimmer of hope

With stumbling feet

I reach out to it
Every step forward
A fighting chance I get
I soon reach the window
But all that I see
A figment of my imagination
No rays of hope
Nor open windows
Only plain black lies
About not losing hope

Should I go left?
Or, should I go right?
Lost in the abyss
Imprisoned by my mind
Surrounded by darkness
Gasping for breath
I feel claustrophobic
Pleading for this to end

My demons guard outside,

 They do not let me out
No saving grace
My solace I have found

Give up or go on,
I do not know what to do
My demons tempt me to let go
I might soon
Maybe, in the afterlife, I will shine too bright
You will never see me upset then,
Just a pretty smile

WRITTEN BY: Raashi Bijlani