Hiding alone for years, nestled 'neath covers
I tried to sleep away the pain
I could not face
Much easier to wait in the dark
Oblivious to the light outside
Too fearful of what I knew to be true
About me
To sad to live and laugh and love
Protecting myself from any further hurt
Unable to stand another blow to my heart
Taking away my breath and draining away
The little strength left over
Necessary to to through the motions
Of proving myself still alive
And only now can I begin to see
Tiny rays of light
Playing across my face
Working their way into my soul
Slowly
I must go slowly
For too much light too soon
May frighten me away
Blind me to the fact
That what I fear the most
May do me in again
And send me rushing back
Into that black void
Because I love the dark too much