Fade to Black

I look to my left,
I look to my right.
All I see is black.

I look forward,
I look back.
All I see is black.

I look down.
All I see is black.
I look up.
I see a beam of light.

But how will I reach it?
Can I slice through the darkness?

I reach for the light.
So close, almost there,
A little further,
Reach some more.

Slowly, carefully,
Almost unnoticeable.
Almost.
The light, fading to yellow.

I reach harder.
The light, fading to brown.
I stretch some more.
The light, fading to gray.

I try my hardest.
The light, fading to black.
My arm, it swings down,
Into black.

I can't breathe.
I'm fully submerged,
In this underwater cage.
Forever and always.
I feel suffocated.
I feel covered.
Am I suffocating?
Am I covered?

I yell, my voice echoes.
I run, my footsteps echo.
I scream, I jump, I cry.
It echoes.

I am alone.
I am nothing.
I am not real.
This isn't real.

Or is it?
Am I alone?
Am I nothing?
Am I real?
Is this real?

These words mean nothing.
These words mean something.
These words are gibberish.

They don't make sense,
So I will stop.
So I will sit.
So I will just sleep.

And wait for this next light
To fade to black.