In shadows deep, where sorrows creep A tale unfolds of shattered sleep A boy once whole, now marked by strife His heart, a battleground for life Trough of nights of woe, in days of pain He wandered lost in endless rain Yet in his soul a flicker bright A spark that pierced the darkest night With every scar a story black A testament to tears once shed A spirit forged in fire and steel A testament to wounds that heal Though battered, bruised, with sight half gone His vision clear, his will a song In every note a wisper heard A cry of hope, a final word