I wandered through a hollow haze,

Where time stood still, the nights unkind.

Each step a question, paths ablaze,

Yet answers seemed too far to find.

The weight of doubt, a heavy shroud,

Pressed tightly on my aching chest.

I stumbled, lost within the crowd,

No peace, no hope, no time to rest.

But then a whisper, soft and clear,

It pierced the dark, a sudden flare.

Not from without, but somewhere near,

A quiet truth beyond compare.

It said, “The strength you seek is yours,

The light you chase already burns.

Each broken step has opened doors,

Each scar is where your wisdom learns.”

And with those words, the shadows broke,

The world transformed before my eyes.

The air grew warm, the heavens spoke,

Their stars like lanterns in the skies.

I saw the beauty in my pain,

The purpose hidden in the strife.

Each tear had watered hope’s domain,

Each trial gave breath to fuller life.

No longer lost, no longer small,

I stand where earth and sky align.

The revelation gave its call—

The power I sought was always mine.