I lay in a cave with shadows.

I watch as shadow figures toil,

Their gazes always down.

We were taught to fight the light,

To never see color.

One day I grow restless and I look up.

My eyes burn but I can’t turn away

As tears fall down my face.

I feel my soul and heart tearing a painful thing that lasts

But I hear a calling and through the light I go

Every foot step is heavy and pained

Every second earns a scream

Every part is soaked with sweat and tears,

A sign of hard work

I’ve never felt uncomfortable,

Just very unfulfilled.

Now I feel things changing

As I start to understand

Through the light my eyes adjust

And as soon as my tears dry

I see a world of infinite color

And a sky as vast as a mind should be

The seas deep depths are filled with truth

The trees thankful to be heard at last

Whisper Their unheard tales

Tales of men who seek destruction

As I enjoy the vast colors I see things for what they are

The shadowy beats I saw as shadows

Were men lost without the light.

I don’t know how I came to fight for a place so bright.

A place of undying beauty

A place forever more

A place with no lasting sin

And a place where truth is restored

This is my awakening,

A place vibrant colors

Built upon mistakes

Made upon leaps of faith