For thirteen months, beginning in December of 2022, I fell into a deep depression. I came to the determination that I would never write again, at least not the type of writing that would bring me joy. As I suffered through mental health struggles, I lost two very of the most important people in my life. It seemed like nothing would ever work out for me again, and I felt like a complete and total failure. For a time, it seemed like the best thing to do was give up and let the darkness win. Composing this anthology gave me a way to get the intrusive thoughts out of my head and on to paper. It gave me a way to express my dark thoughts as well acknowledge their painful existence. This anthology of poems is the result of letting the darkness win, at least for now.