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 my body says no.

My mind and eyes strained

I’ve never felt uncomfortable,

Just very unfulfilled.

Now I feel things changing

As I discover another world

Through the light my eyes adjust

I never knew what it was to see

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 have infinite wrath.

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

The dark beasts I saw as shadows

Were lost men with shallow sight

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 of vibrant colors

Built upon endless mistakes

Made upon leaps of undying faith