On the ground I lay,
The floor cold, hard stone.
Thinking of how long I've been away,
Wondering if anyone has known.

In Darkness I've been residing,
Escaping day after day.
Now a prison where I'm hiding,
How long has it been since I lost my way?

Wandering these darkened halls,
So long, all meaning of time had faded.
Just ugliness upon these walls,
The parts of me I always hated.

Long hours turned to days,
Turned into an infinite night.
Finally I could go no further,
So weary from the endless fight.

A key, lay before me.
A door looms behind.
The trinket hardly out of reach,
The lock set too high.

To move I'd have to leave this spot,
And take an unknown path.
Accept the pain time had wrought,
Stand and face reality's wrath.

If I could make my fingers move,
And will my arms to bend.
Just make it to my knees,
And will my legs to stand.

I'd reach out and grab the key!
Raise myself and unlock the door.
But outside another hurtful word,
And I'm back down on the floor.

No support to hold me steady.
No strength to keep me going.
Always Wondering if I'm ready.
With no way of ever knowing.

Just Emptiness before me,
Salvation but a step behind.
A chance to in this Darkness see,
The path to walk, my soul to find.

I close my eyes and sigh.
Slowly rest my head on the ground.
All hope lost at another try.
But as I lay I hear a sound...

Slowly creaking open behind,
An immense light shining though.
So bright I was nearly blind,
Something was happening, I knew.

A figure stands in the doorway,
But no shadow does he cast.
Instantly my fear melts away,
I feel the warmth of light at last!

And in these hollowed halls I hear,
An echo of a voice:
"Come, stand up, have no fear,
You've always had a choice.

To live, to learn, to laugh and love,
Your life awaits you now."
This information floods my mind,
I see the light, "But, how?"

I'd tried so hard all these years,
Thinking change was due.
"Step out of the light," I asked,
And the figure I saw there was you.

Tall and towering above me,
Fair and fierce and true.
He was here to help me see,
Uncover that which I already knew.

"Even living in the deepest dark,
You can find the brightest light.
You have to find a place to start;
Redemption isn't out of sight"

Suddenly somewhere within,
Something fell into place.
I was looking into the Abyss,
And understanding what I faced.

Standing on the edge of it all,
My demons and monsters in sight.
I could either reject and fall,
Or accept them and take flight.

I could feel his eyes upon me,
As my revelation coursed through.
The warmth was now within me,
My internal light renewed.

With that his arm extended,
And he offered me his hand.
As he gently brought me to my feet,
I began to understand.

My life is mind to mold,
And happiness is mine to make.
My soul was not yet sold,
And I had too much strength to break.

He carefully held my waist,
And walked me out the door.
With not a moment to spare,
My stride became sure.