The Darkness Deepened

The sun sank low
Glowing white changed to a dull red
The veil had been rent
The darkness deepened

I glimpse the torn curtain
Knot of fabric broken like a ripple on an unfathomable enigma
Beyond my power of meddling

The brown current ran like a little fever
Vague forms in confounded smoke
Sight obscured

No heart to grin or even smile
Happy as a mourner
I feel very small, very lost

The grove of death is an inextricable mass of nightmares
Heads on stakes eyes bulging
Dumb immobility

Profound stillness lingering in the
Cipher of my mind
Eerie silence broken by peace

Lying in the dark waiting for death
Black shapes illegible by an evil weakness
Papier-mache Mephistopheles
The Darkness Deepened

About: I was assigned the task of writing a poem based on the novel "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. We were required to write the poem in the same tone and style as the author only using words from the novel. This meant I had to search for each word in this poem, make sure it had the correct tone and ensure it was clock-full of literary devices. The poem is written from the perspective of Kurtz, shortly before he dies. Eventually I may post more information, including my literary analysis of my poem.