Like A Moth To A Flame

free verse poem about an awakening to self climbing out of darkness

"Like A Moth To A Flame"



A dark corner stands alone
I stand alone in that corner
There's a hole
No one knows how deep
Because the hole is in the dark corner

I can't hear anything
No one can hear me
Noise fell in and disappeared into the abyss
In the dark corner of my existence

It was me
Who wanted to be
Only me
Drawn to the light
Even if only to stars and fireflies in the night

I seldom remember falling
The depths seem to never end
Darkness is thick
Coldness binds my feet
I'm drowning on black ice

Like a moth searching for the flame
I reach upwards
Please find me
Know me
Pull me out of this darkness
Out of this forsaken night

A crack below on the stone wall
Became hope
The crevice imagined gave me a foothold
Hope for survival
But only brief expectations for rescue
Darkness deceives
Truth is hidden in the bottomless pit
The hole is in the dark corner of my mind
Lights out, no stars, no fireflies

Sometimes in a stupor
Like a dense fog in my mind's eye
I vaguely recall traveling up and out
No steps, no pulley, no helping hands
Just reappearing on the surface
Standing on solid ground
Grounding steadies me

An awakening reveals truth
My mind, body, and spirit woke with lightning speed
Nightmares walk, lurk, stalk among us
Until the morning light dispels the fright

It was me
Always me
Who wanted to be
Only me
Just me
Forever who I am
I am
Revealed in the light of truth and value
Don't you see
See me in the light
See the light in me
See me





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