The angst within my soul
Taunts and pulls
Fervently.
Emotion-filled chaos
Collapses my thoughts.
Confusion erupts
And hammers my feet
To the floor.
I wrestle with no gain.
Again I crack,
I crumble,
I break
Under the weight.
All hope fades
As darkness overtakes
The dimming light within.
One final attempt
To gasp for air
In vain.
And then
The unthinkable takes place.
Victory on the horizon?
It cannot be so.
But alas,
Light emerges
Through the shadows.
A glimmer at first,
A twinkle,
A glint.
My eyes look away
I'm a skeptic, afraid.
The light becomes stronger,
Penetrating deep
Into the shadows
Of the walls of my heart.
Relentless, consistent
The warmth surpasses
My fears.
Freedom. At last.
For even the smallest glint of light with pierce the shell of darkness.
