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every friend and acquaintance

"every person I love and know"

My only acquaintance is the darkness

This speaks about darkness as if it were a person that could be friends with someone else. The writer is emphasizing that he feels completely alone. AT: "Everywhere I go it is dark" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)