Safety Light

Id been living behind thick curtains,
floor lengnth, thick, and heavy
like guilt, shame, and self-hate

when you whispered through the darkness,
that light could be let in, i didnt have to hide,
you told me tales of another life

a life outside these thick four walls,
no curtains, no blackness,
a life where night had an end

you pulled the curtains back,
as i cringed, turning away in fear,
you pulled me in close, to save me

you taught me to love the light,
and even myself, i wasnt affraid anymore,
the dark was gone, my savior had come

i turned around as you disapeared
and the curtains closed, crashing down on me,
concealing me in the night, where everything hid in shadows

i reached for you, i crawled,
but all i could find were curtains,
a soft, but sturdy, they were something i could be sure of

suddenely i was greatful for the darkness;
never again would i leave, i vowed,
the darkness was my home

it stayed that way for months
before the light came back
and your voice came back

whispering at my ear,
telling me its ok, telling me your here,
and the curtains came down again

they had only been gone a moment,
but that was long enough for me to revert to mourning
the light, to mourning your light, so beautiful...