Captivated Me

A season of darkness, unending.
The valley is deep. The night is black.
Tree leaves rustle with tickling wind, and the march of two footsteps.
No trace of light to be found.

She rambles forth wounded in the void.
Her footing uneasy. Her heart low and laden.
Eyes accustomed to the shadows, forgetting what vivid color looks like.
She longs to see the sun.

She cannot retrace the path behind her.
Unknown how she got here. Unknown why she stayed so long.
Night fell before she could return safely, and proceeds infinitely.
Loneliness pervades.

It has been years of this.
The purpose unclear. The darkness ever looming.
But alas, this moment, she lifts her tear-stained chin and weary eyes toward the sky.
A sliver of sunlight over the mountain ahead.

Her heartbeat quickens.
Hope is rising. Healing is coming.
The valley soon to brim with glorious Light as she grabs hold of joy again.
She leaves the shadowland behind.