POETRY

Into The Depth of Darkness

A poem about hope when light is hard to find

Nagoh Creative
Dancing Elephants Press
2 min readSep 17, 2024

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Into The Depth of Darkness

time does not exist beyond the stars
and the light is brighter behind the veil

where is my soul when my mind is lost?
it's drowning in tears beyond the light of day

into the depths, I will search for you
below the darkness, I will find a way

a whisper of faith is all I want to hear
a gentle reminder there is nothing to fear

away sweet sound, do not tempt me
leave me to carve my broken path

into the depths of darkness, I will approach and fight
deep beyond the hopelessness is where I find the light

I have been on a unique journey of self-discovery for the last few years. I fell into darkness with a series of mental health missteps that led to alcohol abuse and a moral compass that lost its way in how I should treat people.

The irony of this is that my specialty as an astrophotographer is finding light in the darkness. However, over time, I lost the light and found comfort in the darkness of…

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Nagoh Creative
Dancing Elephants Press

Writer, Astronomer, Photographer, Poet, & Encourager. On a road of life recovery and sharing my journey as I reflect on the pictures I have taken over the years