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the dark forest,
I walked along
a path. I
didn’t know where
it was going,
had no idea
where I would
end up. Above
me, the clouds
changed shape. I
saw eagles, falcons
and other birds,
as if the
very clouds were
telling me to
fly. I made
my way through
the storm fields,
forcing myself to
walk through the
tall grass that
was whipped too
and fro with
such wicked ferocity.
A field of
grass that whispered
thoughts I had
when darkness took
hold. The grass
told me to
lie down within
it, and just
to let go.
I traversed through
through the deep
murky swamp, ignoring
the goblin that
hid within telling
me that everything
would be okay
if I just let
He laughed
at me, at
what I had
been, every terrible
thought I’d had
about myself. I
came to the
ghost lands, where
all those I’d
thought I had
loved called out
to me, telling
that I was
nothing, that I
was pathetic, that
they owned me.
I ignored all
of them, the
grass, the goblin
and the ghosts.
I left them
behind me, in
my past. Instead,
I kept my
eyes on the
path and looked
from time to
time at the
birds in the
sky, leading me
towards what, I
didn’t know. The
path turned to
red dust and
pieces of rock.
I suddenly found
myself in front
of a large
mountain that towered
high up into
the sky and
the clouds. There
was no way
I could climb
over it. I
stood there, not
knowing what to
do. It was
then that a
shadow detached itself
from the rocks
and walked towards
I watched as
the shadow grew
bright, as if
it was not
made from darkness
but from a
bright white light.
Then you were
in front of
me, shining like
the stars and
the moon. You
smiled and spoke
my name softly.
“I’ve been waiting my whole life for you.”
You said to
me. I nodded.
“And I for you.”
I said. I
pointed to the
mountain, at it blocking the
only way forward.
“What do we do now? How do we climb over it?”
You looked at
the mountain and
then back at me.
“It’s only an obstacle because you see it that way. Why don’t we just go around?”
I shook my
head, trying to
find the words.
“It could take forever to go around the mountain.”
You smiled and
your light increased.
“Then it will be forever with you. Besides, who knows what sights we’ll see?”
You took my
hand and we
started off, around
the mountain. The
falcon’s and the
eagles, the ravens
and the crows,
all made of
clouds but somehow
solid, swooped down
to join us,
following us on
our journey towards
what forever would
bring.