A Beautiful Dark Song
“What’s going on?” I ask her, with concern in my voice.
“I’m going down again,” she says, looking at me with tired eyes.
“Where is ‘down’?” I inquire.
“I’m not sure,” she says. “I just know that I’m losing hope.”
I slowly nod as she settles under the covers.
I sit quietly beside her bed as day slips into night.
In the dark, listening to her steady breathing, I wonder:
What if this darkness could be her place to safely incubate.
What if this darkness could be her home tonight.
What if in darkness she found the courage to let go of what does not belong to her, pulling close only that which does.
I close my eyes and slip down into this beautiful darkness, following her lead.
What if… What if…
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