In the shadows of the world I lurk with emptiness inside, longing to find something that will fill the hole in my soul. I search the ruins of my life for meaning to my sorrow wanting to understand how this all came to be. I sift and search thru the rubble of myself to find something of value that others might want, but my search is always in vain.

Long ago I gave up hope of finding anything worthwhile in myself. I wasn’t sad at that it was just how things were and I accepted that. Then one day in my searching a light appeared and shone down upon me, at first I tried to hide from it but it was always there waiting. It hurt to be in that light for it burned away the darkness and shadows exposing everything that I tried to hide from everyone including myself.

Slowly I came to crave the light for it didn’t want anything but to be with me. Slowly I realized that the light was what I had been searching for all this time for it made me feel whole and gave me hope. It accepted me for who I was and didn’t want me to change and that was the greatest feeling in the world to not have to pretend anymore to be something other then myself.

I soon came to know what the light was that filled me with peace and content, it was called love and I felt it coming from myself now also. I knew from that time that I had to try to pass this feeling on to others, and so I spent the rest of my days with the light of my life trying to bring that light to others.



Written By: Brian S.