How many times I have wished.
How many times I have wondered.
Here you are.
But then you were not
Vanished.
Unheeding.
Never seeking.
There I was.
And then I wasn't
Buried under the darkness
Of everything I held on to so tightly
A hand.
A hope.
Reached in and showed me light.
Far too engrossed with the deep blackness
Every moment.
More light seeped in.
Fear gripped my tired heart.
Uncertain of the outcome.
Crazy to hang to what destroyed me.
One last straw.
One last string
That you drew.
Then I was gone.
The light enveloped me
Made me soar.
And it was over.
The gloom no longer held me down
The glowing embers warm from the sun
Seeped into my soul
Healing
Restoring.
Embracing.
A little light
A little warmth
Was all I needed to see
To view the tragedy in front of me
It fades into the deepness of my soul
Growing dimmer by the day.
Flowing freely
A strength I never knew I had
Envelops me every day
To take that step
And leave behind
The pieces of this shattered soul
While the radiance gathers them
Reassembling into beauty.
