Silent, yet demanding.
it was always there,
in the back of my mind.
It held what I thought I always knew.
that which I had once held so dear.
Never changing, always the same.
Thoughts of past blurred hope for the future.
I knew there was such a thing,
but I couldn't see it.
There were times when it slipped my mind;
others, when it was right there in front of me,
begging to let it take over my life.
Time would go by, but it was always present,
no matter how hard I tried to get rid of it-
or simply forget about it.
I knew it was right;
but I just couldn't let go of what I truly knew - what I loved.
I felt alone. Darkness hid the light.
And just when I thought I was at the end of myself --
it turned my world upside down.
Freedom. A word I never thought I'd hear again.
I knew that is what it was.
And when I did, I felt new. Alive.
It changed me, completely. Inside, out.
My thoughts. My actions.
Who I was.
And now that I know what it really is,
there's no turning back.
"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:32