From Darkness to Light

I kept going on an unknown journey
The path seemed dark
With no signboards or landmarks
I stumbled many times
Fumbled in the dark
Bruised and battered
I looked around
For the direction, for any help
Nothing appeared, no one showed up
I got up, started moving again
Hoping against hope
I wanted to give up
But a small voice inside me won't
It pulled me
It didn't allow me to give up, however much I wanted
I was scared of the darkness
It said darkness is the path that leads to light
I was broken
It integrated my fragmented pieces
I was searching for a speck of reflected light to guide me
It said, find your own lamp
However flickering, it would be your own
I said I couldn't go anymore
It said I could carry you
But you have to carry your own lamp
Unwittingly I kept going on
Not knowing the path
To an unknown destination
The inner lamp slowly became brighter
Darkness turned into the light
Suddenly it lighted my path
And I realized I was the light I was looking for
I was the destination I was looking for

 

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