A New Dawn

And so, thru the dark night I traveled, searching for the

dawn of new hope. It seemed strange to me how silently the

darkness crept in, and took over where bright hopes used

to be in the window of my soul.

When I was a child, I played, carefree and happy, in the

warm and bright sunlight of innocence. I knew only my

little world, with a future full of possibilities.

As time flew by, and my childlike ways gave way to the

stormy tribulations of life, I journeyed on, unaware of

the changes overcoming me. I could not see that darkness,

that reaper, coming ever closer. I could not hear the

cries of those I left behind in that other lifetime, that

other world. I didn't understand the perils I invited upon

myself, as I rushed, headlong into the night.

Now, as I start to realize how foolish I have been, how

easily I was deceived and led toward this dark and empty

existence, I look again for that bright hope I once knew.

And as I seek, I find the faintest glimmer of hope, which

will lead me to that beautiful dawn I long for.