I wander through the echoing halls of my mind,

Each step heavy, tethered to the demons I cannot untie.

The light I once carried, a light once so bright,

Flickers and fades, consumed by the night.

The demons within me speak of my fall,

A traitor to myself, I've betrayed it all.

Promises forged in the fires of belief,

Now crumble to ash, yielding only grief.

Where I once reached upward, towards the divine,

My hands now falter, no longer aligned.

The prayers I murmured seem hollow and weak,

Their answers lost in the silence I seek.

Is this my doing, this shroud I have spun?

The weight of my choices, the war I've not won?

I turned from the truth, let doubt be my guide,

And now I am lost in the dark depths inside.

I stare at the mirror, its cracks echo wide,

Reflecting the fragments I strive to hide.

The eyes that once dreamed are heavy with blame,

Haunted by whispers that call out my name.

Oh, where is redemption, the path to repair?

I search for the stars, but they're not in the air.

The betrayal within is the cruelest of all,

A shadow that answers when I stumble or fall.

Yet deep in the void, a question remains--

Can I mend the spirit, break free of these chains?

The answer lies hidden, a spark yet to find,

To ignite the light buried deep in my mind,