Captured
 
 © 2017   As the Light grew, the Dark became jealous,     prowling at the edge of her Psyche,   whispering, tempting,   seducing with pretty promises and luring lies   Feeding off the Shadow,   hidden and hurting,   twisting and tricking,   until her Soul, distraught,   torn apart by anguish,   sought refuge in the Void,   giving a last regretful look before turning away   and stepping off the Edge into the Abyss     There in the icy Wasteland Souls hover,   frozen inside,   they know that they died a long, long time ago    Whilst outside, the human predators stalk and trap,   and Gentle is shackled in Bluebeard’s castle,   blindfolded, bound,  lost in the mists,  cold steel at her wrists,   drifting in and out of the Real,   keeping the panic at bay and the ghosts away,   by withdrawing and refusing to feel     Until one day all is flames and searing pain   as her Soul awakens again,   Realisation slams her head into the wall,   and the Long Road back begins   through the Underworld t...