47. Light Switch: Write about coming out of the dark and seeing the light.
Said the Darkness to me:
"Come meet me, my dear,
And lay in my arms
Close your eyes and hear
My sweet whispers in your ear."
Said I to the Darkness:
"No, thank you, kind sir,
For I do not quite believe
That your honeyed words
Drip with nothing but cold fear.
If you please, if I may,
I shall leave you today."
Did the Darkness to me:
Held me tight in his vice,
Till I cried and called out,
But none answered my cries,
And I gradually realized
Their affection was naught but lies.
Did I to the Darkness:
Why I welcomed him home,
Gave him food and lodge
Claimed him as my very own,
Until I was utterly, utterly,
Beyond all doubt, alone.
Thus we walked hand in hand,
Deep footprints carved in sand,
Going together as birds of a feather,
Into the screaming Nether,
For we children don't know better.
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Said the Light to me,
"Child, come into my house.
You are cold and weary,
Chilled to the bone,
With a soul withered old.
I shall heal your pain
I shall make you sane."
Said I to the Light:
"No, I do not need you today.
Yesterday I was broken,
Lost and stolen,
And yet you stayed away,
So I in my tears shall fade."
Did the Light to me:
Whisper and caress
My saddened soul
Making hurt less.
Softly, so softly,
Gently and with love,
They ever so carefully,
Lifted me above.
Did I to the Light:
Threw daggers in hate;
Shall I show you my scars?
For I know my own fate.
I was not destined to go far;
But yet, yet I did.
Light took me in.
Light cleansed my soul,
Light removed my sin.

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