--- title: Fade to Black date: 2008-05-22T14:16:15Z modified: 2008-05-22T14:16:15Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/fade-to-black/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 205 categories: - Life Poems - Love Poems author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2008-05-22T14:16:15Z tags: - Life Poems - Love Poems --- Gathering up the pieces of whats left of me i try to make my out it was a hard fight that shattered a long [dream](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/its-just-like-a-dream.md) and a deeper desire to life one that brought an end to [a life](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/a-life.md) a castle that was once standing in its full glory now lay in ruins like the once mighty unicorn, i was the most admired beast now just like my mythical counterpart i am no more than a figment of imagination a mighty beast that once existed now exists in the memories of those who knew it a thousand dreams a thousand desires to live now lay crushed under the forces of darkness with nowhere to go to and no one to lean onto i painfully try to make my way out i slowly try to fade into black i slowly try to fade into [the darkness](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/the-darkness.md) that i once tried to conquer, unsuccessfully i slowly try to [fade away](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/into-obscurity.md) —————————————————————————————————————————- **note:** I was planning to end it at a total of 9 poems. but i think the 8th and 9th would have to wait. If i dont write it, then consider this to be end of the series. title is [inspired](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/inspired-by-love.md) by the song “Fade to Black” by “Metallica all the other poems can be found in my the previous posts.