Out of the Darkness and Into the Light
In the depths of darkness a small frail woman emerges from the shadows onto the streets of New York. Her hair in knots and mud on her dress she walks a path of hopelessness. Stumbling through the midnight streets she tries to find solace and forgiveness for past and present sins. She didn't mean for this to happen, didn't mean to let it happen. As pity and shame finally set in she makes her way to the streets end. Her tough exterior shattered and broken, her dignity stolen, she walks until her feet ache from all the weight of the world on her shoulders. She can't take the tired and lonely existence anymore and finally gives way to the exhaustion that she feels. Tired and cold, and all alone she falls to her knees and prays to go home. The heavy rain falls and masks the tears that slowly track her face. With nothing left to give she allows the pain to settle in and the pain seeps in and she closes her tired eyes. Nothing left but the darkness around her.