Light Within
A poem about vision and acceptance
Light Within
The sun is setting in this cold dark place, the fire has dwindled and has finally gone out.
The lantern is lit with a rush then flame.
Nothing will ever be the same.
Looking out into the darkness, my eyes struggle to see to focus on a creature who's been following me. Its eyes glow with a hint of my light.
But its fur screams appetite.
Safe and secure this lantern I hold, is a sword and shelter to guard me from woe. A false sense of bravery that comes and then goes.
Turning up the lantern glows.
Now I see clearly what had been following me, a child, a woman and an old lady. Visible to only me, my lantern saw what I could not see.
Tall I stand to face what is mine.
My inner child, the woman I am, is broken, then taken in hand as the old lady comforts me in the light of this lantern I finally see what exactly becomes of me.
About the Creator
Sindy Leah Fitz
"Everyone is different and that is what makes everyone special." However, change through curiosity is the true mark of character. Let's explore all that is to be uncovered. Join me to look at life through as many lenses as possible.
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