When Darkness Descends 2.0

I realized after publishing that my original poem of the same name (minus the 2.0) was in fact missing a stanza. OOPS. (Thanks Vocal for Top Storying it anyway!!!! <3 ) So, now I present the reworked and properly executed Villanelle.

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I find myself on this road quite often,

wishing for the pain to end

as the darkness descends like a closing coffin.

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Sometimes, I feel like I'm an orphan,

and walking without family or friend,

I find myself on this road quite often.

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Too many hardened hearts that will not soften,

and to reason they refuse to bend

as the darkness descends like a closing coffin.

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Am I simply a reservoir of strength from which you siphon?

Constantly depleted by those who borrow but never lend,

I find myself on this road quite often.

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I can feel myself beginning to stiffen,

and with this harsh reality I must contend

as the darkness descends like a closing coffin.

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More than ever, I feel like I'm an orphan,

praying one day this world I might transcend.

I find myself on this road quite often,

as the darkness descends like a closing coffin.

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