A glimmer

Darkness descends on my mind.

Any light is flattened and removed.

Silence feels the void.

I try door after door, each one locked.

Darkness wears a crude smile.

I bang the wall with my fists.

A brick crumbles and gives way.

Within the brick holds a light.

A flicker of hope.

I hang onto the glimmer of light, cup it in my hands.

The light gives off a faint purple glow.

It feels warm in my hands.

I curl up on the floor and hug the light.

Within the darkness of my mind

lays a glimmer of hope.

A way out.