Monday, September 28, 2009

Poem 2

Destruction Part II - The Other Side
by Esperança Cardoso © September 28, 2009
Whispering waves along the shore coaxed me,
like the gentle voice of a mother waking her sleeping child.
slowly, slowly I opened my eyes.
the sun was warm on my face
blindingly brilliant
realization washed over me like a spring rain
I faced the worst and I am still here
Joy flooded my being from top to bottom
I struggled to my feet.
darkness had done its worst
darkness had closed in
darkness had engulfed me
but I made it back to life
I made it back to light
I made it back to joy
Nothing weighing me down
I looked up, raised my hand towards heaven and shouted
“I AM HERE!”