Lost in the DarknessA Poem by Carolann DowsettI was walking through a beautiful forest the sweetest melody I had ever heard A cool breeze was entwining itself through the leaves of the trees giving them a voice beyond human capacity to understand as I walked aimlessly in their midst My joy was complete that day and I was at peace Vaguely I remembered that another life awaited me away from this place of whispering trees and hidden secrets that it slipped away from me became lost somewhere Nothing mattered anymore through this place of indescribable beauty of dreams of fantasy wonder and joy So lost was I in my forest of light as it stole upon me the forest would become a dark and foreboding place a place of nightmares At first I was blinded by the light it rendered me sightless I stumbled cried out for help but no one but the trees heard me and they were heartless and did not care The once cool breeze had turned into an angry beast that sunk its cold fingers into my flesh I was lost I fell to the mossy ground aware of the creatures that lived in its depths Anguish flooded my soul but there was no point no one would hear me I was invisible to the rest of the world in a cocoon of darkness unknown unloved uncared for Hopelessness came and I welcomed it that had always threatened I lay helpless in the darkness of that night like soulless sentries keeping a merciless
guard over this lost soul who had wandered aimlessly into their midst I felt the life seeping out of me as the cold hands of the wind made their home deep within my bones Then something stirred deep within me came fighting through the mists of my heart as the spark of life reignited itself within me Slowly I opened my eyes from the grips of death Miraculously I saw the light of a new day had appeared Tentatively I took a step towards the light One then another until slowly painfully I found my way home © 2013 Carolann DowsettAuthor's Note
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StatsAuthorCarolann DowsettCopacabana, NSW, AustraliaAboutI am Vulnerable Broken Strong and Fearless I am all things to all people Yet I belong to none I am Elusive Unknown A whisper of things to come I am a Warrior In an endless war Victori.. more..Writing
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