In the beginning there was light

Hope and acceptance filling the hole.

An eternity of love and peace was promised

All I had to give away was my soul.

Eagerly, the trade was made

Never considering another road.

My life, my friends, my love had found me

Follow the path, and I’ll get what I’m owed.

Forewarned of trials to test my Faith,

God did not leave me out.

At times I begged for a morsel of mercy

Only to be told to have no doubt.

Ravaged by storms of longing, fear, and guilt

I began to board my windows.

But questions trickled in like a leak

Thoughts I knew I could never expose.

Would my eternity be pain and fire?

I started to question why I should stay.

Asking myself why I believe

In a loving god who would turn me away.

And then one day, I found a new light

Emerging from the dark mist.

Illuminating a path that was hidden

But what is the cost? What is the twist?

The price was the power I had given away

To something outside of myself.

The lost memories of who I am

Tucked away like a book on a shelf.

But once it was opened, it couldn’t be closed

I felt no more separation.

I am the creator of my life

And that’s the ultimate revelation.