A job seeker cycles through endless rejection. An exchange student at a casino makes a desperate bid for escape. A woman survives a horrific assault only to encounter another monstrous injustice. These raw, roiling poems give voice to those lost in the abyss-the lovers and daughters desperate for connection amidst the dystopia of AI, toxic partners, and uncaring strangers. Blending light and darkness, Taunting Thoughts from the Dark Abyss illuminates the choice at the core of all humanity: death or redemption.