Let Your Light Shine Poem by Tracee Olga

Inside a dark endless hole
I can see the sky but my vision is blurred from constant crying.
My tears are hot and bitter
I see faces, smiling down on me,
Encouraging nods of heads
But they too are too far too blurred
I hear voices but I can’t make out what they are
To me they are just a cacophony of meaningless muffles
Am cold and all alone
Surrounded by the cold unfriendly wall of hard concrete
Stuck, I can’t go up, I lack the strength
I can’t go down too, what is there, I left it all long ago
My feet are numb, from the biting cold
My lips are dry and black from the thirst I feel
My tongue is heavy I can’t cry for help my fingers are shaky I can’t hold on steady
I don’t want to be alone, but I feel alone
My heart is crushed, beyond recognition
My skin is torn by the tormenting images I see
My head is heavy I can’t lift it up
But then something extraordinary happens
In the midst of the noise
In the midst of the disturbing fleeting images
I hear a voice in my head
Let your light shine, let your light shine
And immediately I know in my heart
As intangible as it is as far away as it is, I know
Help is on the way!