Upon awakening I am in shock.
A ray of light permeates my forever closed eyes.
I blink once. I blink twice.
The world is appearing before my eyes,
Opening like the first petals after a spring rain.
The darkness which I had experienced all my life is forgotten in that moment of bliss.
Light has burst through the dark, conquering it’s every move.
The fight was painful, tiring, and gruesome,
But the result is far better than I could have ever imagined.
Oh, what it is like to see for the first time!
My body aches, ready to take in all the new things my eyes are now open to.
I notice the birds that I have heard for so many years.
In that moment, their songs become real.
Blues, reds, yellows, and purples flash before my eyes.
I ache to see more, feel more, experience more.
The wind whips through my hair carrying unfamiliar smells:
Lavender, pine, milk, and honey.
I see the smells now. The sources are clear, beautifully clear.
“I’m not in Kansas anymore,” I think to myself.
I cannot help singing, laughing, dancing.
Oh life, how truly beautiful it is!
I yelp in joy as I bolt through the field of lavender flowers;
Running, smiling, and tumbling down the hill of perfection.
I must soak in every ray of sunshine,
Every glimmer of gorgeous gold.
I giggle as a butterfly flutters by my face;
I rise and scurry after the glorious creature,
Its wings glistening in the light.
My eyes follow it as it soars high into the sky, dodging every wisp of air.
I stand, marveling as it drifts upward.
Just as the butterfly is soaring, so am I.
I am flying in a field of colors, unable to grasp a sense of reality.
I was in darkness for an eternity, but now I am free.
Light has set me free.
I gallop straight towards the setting sun, collecting as much light as possible.
I cannot see where I am going; the light is blinding me.
My feet hit rocks, mud, water.
I come crashing into a pond.
As I hit the water, my body erupts with a deep laugh, a laugh from within my soul.
I float, lost in an array of thoughts.
I quietly pull myself out of the water and crawl to the edge, in wonder of the reflections.
The water reflects the colors of heaven, the colors of the dusk.

Oh, the sunset! Reds, oranges, yellows, and pinks layer the sky.
Only a massive hand could have painted that magnificent picture.
I am floating through the colors: dancing and dreaming.
My body is light, almost weightless, yet I begin to fall.
I am falling: faster and faster,
Grasping at nothing but air.
The darkness floods in like a mighty wave, crashing through all colors that invade its space.
I hit the ground, gasping for air.
The obscurity is back, consuming my entire being.
I am awakened to reality, to pain, to blackness.
Tears flow freely now.
Unable to control myself, I scream out in pain, agony, hurt for what I have lost.
All the joy and laughter I had felt before is gone, forever gone.
Darkness consumes me, masking all light.
I blink. I blink again. I blink frantically,
Screaming for the colors to return.
When will the darkness be beat? When will the true colors shine through?
When will I be free?