Chained

My mind craves for light
Yet my heart is content in darkness
I stand on the border
Forces tugging me each way
And though I yearn for purity,
I am continually pulled into the black.
Clutching my secrets,
I wallow in this realm
They are tight within my grasp…
Or am I in theirs?
What once I deemed treasure,
I now see through the illusionary mask
Chains of deception
Anchored deep at the core of darkness
They hold me in a merciless grip.
My struggles are seemingly futile
Forever am I bound to this place.
Until I relinquish all my secrets
Let them be exposed to the light
For then my fear will burn away,
Outshone by the fiery brightness of truth.