One Point of Light

A Poem by LibMom

In the darkest hour, there is still hope.

Shadows whisper in the sunlight

White noise fills the void

Head spins like a carnival ride

There is no end in sight

Wait

There in the distance

Beyond the endless darkness

A tiny point of light

Can I reach it?

Will I ever reach it?

It seemed impossible

This was the world I knew

Others looked at it and didn't understand

How can she do these things

They'd wonder

Scars everywhere-inside and out

Years and years of hiding behind masks

I had a mask for happiness

One for pretend sorrow

One for love

I had no idea how to actually be

I acted the way I saw others act

The perfect mimic

I sat in the bathroom

Blood everywhere

And realized that one day I'd have to cut deeper

Deeper than the first or second layer

What if I finally died

My son would have no mother

My husband would have no partner

I found the help I had rejected

Most of my life

I began a journey down a road

Upon which I had never taken one step

As I trudged toward that point of light

It became brighter and more attainable

And now I live

I don't just survive, I live

I love with my whole being

I feel real joy and sorrow

When you are immersed in the dark

It's so hard to imagine a life in the light

It does exist, it is out there

You have to take that first step

One foot then the other, slowly and patiently

One day, you will not just see the light

You will be the light.

© 2011 LibMom

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SilentVerses

Beautiful, as it moves through the transition of defeat and isolation to hope and love the mask of your emotion falls to allow the light of your understanding to shine through, the scars of your past will not hinder the love of your tomorrow and a great surge of power will carry you forth to help pull those from the wayside back to their feet and as you help those who are broken the lightness in your heart will allow you to fly with the wings of a healed bird.