I wake to nothing

a complete absence of light

My eyes are open

but it looks as though they were shut

No star is there in this abyss

to declare that God is great

No sun to rise and be a testament

of a new day of life that God has given

I wonder if this nothingness

were to shatter

As my heart has been

crushed by hands that

Were to hold me close

and protect me from this tears

Would I be able to

see the cracks through the darkness

If I can’t see it what

is there to say that it is not

What once meant so much

means nothing at all

All is lost

the things that once had value have left me

All I know is that I’m here

in this abyss

No one is there

in seems as all are gone

No one, no friends, no family

no angles, no God

And … then I felt

I felt a hand

it is on my head

Then … I felt someone

embraces me

Light surrounds me

as if a curtain were to be drawn in around me

It is bright and warm

then there is a voice

“My Child, I am Here”