I’m in the dark

My hands lead the way

A light flashes

It’s brief but it leads me forward

My heart beats fast, hope swells up

Help is on the way. I am being rescued.

Each flash of light, that small glimmer of hope,

Leads me further into the darkness.

I knew the way out.

I should turn around before it’s too late I told myself. I don’t want to get lost.

Instead, I followed the light.

So dark, so deep.

It gets dimmer as time goes on.

That light will go out.

And it will be too late to find my way to safety.