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Valley of Darkness


I walk through the Valley of Darkness alone
Nothing was ever there to call my own
 
It's a long way down when you're up so high
But still I told myself that bittersweet lie
 
I knew my bones would have to break
But still I wobble, still I shake 
 
But still I move ahead 
Knowing full well I'm half dead 
 
It's hard to see when there is no sun
and hard to live when your no longer the one
 
My head falls to the floor
Because it doesn't know me anymore
 
Everyone loved me 
Until I chose not to be
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Kirstin Michelle Orton

I right poetry from the heart. I write about how I'm feeling in the moment. I'm a strong believer of letting your emotions out.

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