When Darkness Falls

When darkness falls and your sins you recall

the paralysis can leave you feeling captive

and it's hard to find joy in anything at all

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You can fight it, hold it off and make it stall

Until you have nothing left really to give

when darkness falls and your sins you recall

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The dead of the night, can make you feel small

When you can't see tomorrow, death's attractive

and it's hard to find joy in anything at all

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The voices in your head celebrate your fall

The worthiness of your life feels subjective

when darkness falls and your sins you recall

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Even when morning comes at the dawn chorus call

Your past mistakes can feel too hard to forgive

and it's hard to find joy in anything at all

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You need to make a choice, to stand up tall

Face the day and decide you are going to live

When darkness falls and your sins you recall

and it's hard to find joy in anything at all

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Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: First attempt at a Villanelle ever. I am not the biggest fan of strict rules, as you probably know, when it comes to writing and poetry. Unless they are rules I have invented, haha! Anyway...this was trickier than I thought it might be.

Still not sure about it. But...it's not my last attempt at a Villanelle either.