I sense you next to me, pale flesh fragile and strong,
Barely touch mine.
Your face is clouded with what you did. With what you carry.
Silver streams of wispy hair cover your eyes.
Untamed, uncut from years of solitude and darkness; you purposely hide from the light.
My light.
You fear it as if the glow from it will burn you.
I reach for you, but do not move.
I want to hold you, hug you, touch you, and feel you,
Yet you cower.
…
Life is full of binding paths, twisting and turning over each other, intertwined with other destinies.
You stand there, confused.
Which one?
Which one?
They chant.
Endless gibber, never stopping, never.
Darkness overcomes you, filling you with awkward calm.
Soon, they prickle, and then sting, until cuts are formed, deep gashes all over you.
The blood trickles down your already numb skin. You scream but make no noise.
The pain. Oh God, the pain!
It hurts but somehow, as if fate wanted it, you survive.
…
Rest for a second. A moment.
A light shines through the intoxicating darkness, sitting on your cheek.
Even though it's small, it hurts your eyes.
But you adjust.
Years of blind misery, taking form in the dark disappear slowly.
The light grows brighter.
Drawn to it like moth to flame, you feel giddy.
Reaching out a rough hand, another grasps it within their own.
He pulls you out of your cage.
For once in so long, you are warm.
…
Take my hand. Don't let go.
Side-by-side we'll walk this road together.
We'll close the door, combining our strength,
Two hearts beating as one.
We will never falter. We will never fail.
So many worlds, all shared by one sky.
One destiny.
So little time.
The door is still shut.
Take it easy. Don't be scared.
I'm right here with you.
Forever.
("When you are afraid and in the dark turn to the place where you dream and you will glow the light."- Anonymous)