Light

The lights dim and the sky grows dark

I am crushed by the silence; by oblivion

Alone, I am weighed down and empty

The wind drags at me, slowing me, whipping my hair

I cry out, but my voice was stolen long ago

Creeping tendrils of fear and doubt seize me

They wrap around me, thorns piercing me, squeezing the life from me

I am blind, I am deaf;

I am numb, I am cold;

I am the darkness; it has consumed my being.

I weep the bitter tears of agony

Like acid they sting my face

Hope has fled; light does not exist

I cannot think, I cannot breathe, I cannot feel

Sense was lost to me long ago

All I know is this darkness

Death would be welcome

Or is that what this is?

I have forgotten what taste is like

Love is appalling; Joy is unheard of

Laughter is only for spite

There is only pain, danger, anger, and frustration

In the darkness.

You did not come as a spark

Nor even as a candle light

You came as a beacon; blinding, bright, and brilliant

You drove out the darkness in an instant;

Before I had hardly even realized

Warmth burst into me like a bubbling hot spring

You blinded me; exposed everything

I cringed in pain, in shock, in despair

My life was not meant for the darkness

But my darkness cannot withstand the light

My life, my folly, was never my own

Though I deserved the darkness, you brought me into light

I laughed, free as a child

I soared like a bird on the updrafts of your love

You wrap your arms around me and fill me with song

I cannot help but dance in your presence;

I raise my hands up to you like a child to their father

I whisper praises; I glitter with delight

Your smile is burned into my memory

I melt into the purest gold and let you mold me

Always in your light