Behind My Eyes

A Villanelle

Instead of light that testifies,

I have found a sickening pleasure

In the darkness behind my eyes.

I notice that it occupies

Every moment of my leisure.

Against it the light testifies.

I have set out to analyze

What the devil calls his treasure,

In the darkness behind my eyes.

I have rested in those sweet lies.

Distraction as countermeasure,

Against the light that testifies.

I have struggled in compromise

Only to find more displeasure

With the darkness behind my eyes.

I have found that shame magnifies

All that I have mourned as impure

In the darkness behind my eyes.

Against it the light testifies.

Author's Note

What do you think of the Villanelle? Do the minor variances in the repeated lines work or hinder the form?

Reviews

[Unspoken poet]

I have set out to analyze
What the devil calls his treasure,
In the darkness behind my eyes.

I LOVE THIS PART.....
I can tect some sadness in this write.
Very well written.

[KCthelastboyscout]

I'm trying to interpret the meaning of this story. I think it's familiar but also well hidden.I wish it was a little bit longer I enjoy being lost in your words.two for two (feather giver)