The Light After The Darkness
By: Anisha Sharma
The Light After the Darkness
It engulfs you
You see nothing in view
It wraps your arms around you
There's nowhere to go
It rips you apart in two
It corners you
It traps you in your own mind
You try to fight back
But it drains you of your energy
It searches through your memory
All you can do is sit there
You can’t move, it replays your worst memories
You watch in despair
It breaks what you tried so hard to repair
It feels like a parasite
That you know won’t leave
It says “Let the games begin” baring its teeth
You feel the world snap in half underneath
You start to see spots
But you stand up
Through the darkness, someone runs to you
They wrap their arms around you
They give you a reassuring rub
You turn around and fall into them
They hold on to you
Even while you cry in their arms
They pull you closer into an embracing hug
You can hear their reassuring heartbeat under your ear
You feel your knees buckle with your exhaustion
They pick you up and wrap you in a blanket
They sit next to you and put on your favorite movie
You slowly fall asleep in their arms
Never finishing the movie
But you know the world is yours
You can feel the love
As it flies around you like a dove
You embrace the warmth and the feeling of being whole
You see the light at the end of the tunnel
And at the end of it is your love
You sprint
And hug them until you fall
You fall into the void of love
It never ends and you don’t want it to
You just want to live
Live with someone standing right next to you
No matter what happens they will stand there
You can feel your insides stir
As they look at you
They renew what your darkness broke
They wrap their jacket around you like a cloak
You walk into the snow with the moon above you both
You walk home happy
And your soul whole with the love
The love that gives you butterflies in your stomach
You can feel their heat
It engulfs you
Above, god smiles down at you
knowing that your names are written next to each other