I saw you crying,
hoping someone would see.
I came to you, caring,
hoping you would recognize me.
Leading you to the light
became my only goal;
Because, once reached, you would be able to see
that the darkness in which you inhabited
was bleak, full of misery.
Until that day,
you will forever remain
in the shadows.
The light I bring
sheds no rays on you,
for your face is too dark to see.
You covered yourself with too many guises
for me to remove with ease,
I am the companion you seek
to rip off those masks
expose the hidden beauty
buried so far beneath;
as the layers peel away,
the person underneath
will show her true face,
and glorious it will be.
In my acts to find myself,
I removed you from that
darkest place
within the shadows
in which you lay.
Do not return to that
wicked place,
never to be seen again.
For, in the shadows,
lies no light,
and once returned,
there are no wings
to again give you flight.
I took you from the shadows
and gave you life.
Now, I ask you to lead me from
my own shadowly plight.
