A/N: Hey guys! I'm back with something… metaphorical, I guess. Here ya go:
She stood at the edge. The edge of everything that hurt. She looked down at the sadness and pain and old memories that brought back repressed feelings. She could feel the waves of hatred and uncertainty pulse from the depths.
It seemed as if it was going to leap up and she would be swept away, falling so far down she wondered if she would be able to crawl back up.
The path behind her was littered with stress, bitterness and contempt for the world and what if had to offer. The path had been winding and tedious and maybe somewhere along she had lost her way but it had led her to the edge.
And so there she stood, on the edge of an abyss, simply staring.
A warm hand on her shoulder made her jump, but the grip was firm. She turned to see a pair of tired eyes and a warm smile. He removed his hand and she felt a chill from the loss.
He looked past her into the abyss and walked up to the edge, right beside her.
She watched as he stared at the sadness and pain and hurt, taking it all in. She wondered how he was holding up to it all.
There was a moment of stillness, where he simply absorbed. And then his faced morphed into a grim smile as he pushed it all away. She watched the hatred and fear and uncertainty sent back to the large dark abyss until it was just them and the darkness in front.
Everything was still there, the evil was still there but it wasn't roaring up anymore. It didn't seem consuming anymore. It simply existed.
He let out a sigh then turned to look at her. His eyes were still tired and his smile was still warm.
He held out a hand.
She took it.
And together they stepped back from the edge and down a path that seemed different from the one that had led her there.
And as they walked away she looked back at the darkness, with all its pain, and understood.
They had stared into the abyss, but hadn't let it consume them.
A/N: So what did you think? I think that at some point we all have to face our own abyss, personalized with our worst fears and pain, and we all need to know to face it, and accept, but not be consumed by it.
It's easy to fall into despair and hopelessness in bleak times, and when you're facing your abyss it might seem to powerful to overcome. But you can do it. And you can always get help, a friend, a family member, a professional, there are so many people who can help you step back from that darkness, to not let it consume you.
I guess what I'm saying is that if anything, I have faith that if any of you are at the edge of all that is hurt, you can walk away, and walk away stronger than you arrived.
That said, Please Review! I'd love to hear your thoughts!
And as always, thanks for reading!
See ya! :)