OUT OF THE DARKNESS~~INTO THE LIGHT

For years I have remained silent in my own private domain. Afraid to speak what I was feeling and scared to face the phobia of many things. Somehow my fears became a beast that entrapped me in a dark world with no daylight.


As of tonight, I am no longer a victim of this darkness. I shall emerge into the light and spread my wings. After all, that is why God gave them to me. The sky is the limit when faith is brought to the surface.


There is always a vacancy in a forsaken shelter that is constructed by one's own personal fears. It's easy to hold oneself captive without even realizing the weight of their own chains.


Emerged in a depressive sea without the ability to swim or even tread the vicious waves. Beneath the current was an evil serpent that would grab a hold of my ankles in attempts to pull me under.


Now, I was breaking through the barrier of steel that has confined me for centuries. My knuckles may bleed and my skin may bruise but all my wounds will heal. A chance worth taking no matter what the outcome entailed.


I will raise my sword of courage and kill that serpent even if it almost kills me. These chains will no longer hold me down and the darkness will never be my castle of stone ever again. It will burn to the ground and I will watch it in great pleasure.


The gates shall open like thick oriental tapestries. At first the light will hurt my eyes but in time they will adjust. Now it was time to face what has been intimidating me and taunting me.


Shaking, I confronted my beast, face to face and flesh to flesh. Without hesitation I stabbed it in the heart before it could strike me again,like it has before. Paralyzed from the first wound, the relic fell to the ground with a non-victorious look in its eye. How could something of such simplicity interrogate me for so long?


With anger I kicked the beast to make sure it was dead. Surely enough,it was destroyed. In disgust I gazed at it's black scaly skin and jagged claws. I spit on its open wound and pulled out my sword. Blood stained the silver metal that marked my vengeance.


"So you are the beast that has been holding me back, stealing my breath and breaking my heart?" I said with a scowled look. "I have defeated you. Now you can go to your hell but you can't take me with you."


Fear is something that can take the life out of anyone. Even angels fear what is uncertain. Once the light shines on your enemy, then that serpent is no mightier than a boneless snail. Something as simple as salt could destroy its existence and evil antics.


For the first time in a long time, there was a feeling of peace within me. The sunrise never looked as beautiful as I said farewell to the darkness. The waves have calmed and the chains have been broken. "Was I satisfied with the outcome?" Indeed I was.


There is a very passive saying that many can relate to. "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger." Very true, but it never hurts to approach whatever wants to kill us, making oneself even stronger.


Angels always have victories when they are not afraid to fly.