In Darkness In Light

They placed upon her a scarlet letter. Carved it upon her back. Ignorance and silence gave them power to feel justified. The wounds were deep, the pain never really went away. Like an unset break, crooked they remain.

The push and pull of wanting not, tore upon her mind. Only one true voice to hear drowned out by dark nights.

Expectations tho realized by others went unfulfilled for her. Denying bitterness and resentment she embraced the love that bloomed in gardens filled with wisdom from above. Rain would come and darkness fall bringing grief that consumed like tides, swallowing the peace, pulling it down beneath the light.

Move right then left, up then down she could not catch her breath. Many reach to save her but she could not hear them call.

Trapped by circumstance, held by love of responsibility. She became more than she once was. Never leaving where she is she was carried far from where she was. Her heart big enough to love much more. The air she breaths is fresh.

Sitting at the station, waiting for the next life to come. Stepping off the line making her way back to where she always belonged. The hard road taught her, showed her, took her to places she needed to see to find her way to the place she always wished she could be.

Nearing the crest she smiled and embraced the horizon that came into view. She was not alone, she was not weak, fear no longer held her down. She saw the joy that had been set before her.

Photo credit: In darkness in light by:Furtive Lungs