Choosing Light

I am bent

Crouched down in the muck

Black ooze slides off my skin

And still I won't be stuck

recognize this place

my soul's embers 

keep the darkness at bay

steps I can retrace

wrapped in my souls embrace

Fears lurks at every bend

As I fight to raise my head

I may curl into a ball

Safe from the blows and the woes

I still will not, still will not fall

Exploring the terrain

Examining the shame

Choosing to forgive

release all of the pain

Sounds easy I know

to ego such primal blows

A rejection of protection

And still....

To the light I choose to go.