A New Hope

Stumbling in the dim light through the forest that surrounds me, I can feel the oppressive darkness creeping ever closer. It bides its time wanting me to give up. I hear it whispering how easy it is to give in. The truth is that I am struggling to keep going, to stay positive. 

It almost has me in its grip but I refuse to give in to the ever tempting call. What will become of me if I fail? If I give what it so desperately desires? The thought terrifies me and so I keep moving, pushing myself. One foot in front of the other, eyes forward, I will not look back. I must not look back. 

A small hope sparks inside of me and I hold onto it tightly, like a lifeline. It is a hope that I will emerge into the light where the darkness cannot survive. 
It's this new possibility that spurs me on, that gives me a kick of energy that I greatly needed. Then suddenly, sooner than I ever expected, I burst through the trees into such an astonishing light. 

I found you standing there bathed in this magnificent light. Our faces a mirror of each other's shock to find another here in such an uninhabited place. 
Your face softens as you smile, walking over to take my hand in yours. It's warm and comforting. 
I meet your eyes and feel myself returning your smile. A genuine smile full of joy and love. Never, in my wildest dreams, did I expect to come across one such as you. 

I knew you didn't  want to save me like a damsel in distress. You understood that I could survive on my own and that we all struggle from time to time. Instead we make our way side by side; forging our own path and battling the demons that plague us together as a united front. A force to be reckoned with. 

And so we push forward, facing new hurdles everyday but I know that with you by my side there is nothing we can't do.  
The darkness no longer present, has long since died. Replaced by the glorious sunshine that we helped each other find.