Shadows of My Heart

As I walk this path, I can't see what lies ahead.
I struggle through thorns and over deep crags.
Doubt creeps in.
Sharp rocks cut into me.
Howling wind and icy rain find surrender.
Curled up on the ground I lay, torn apart and forsaken.
Waiting for death to befriend me.
Death will not come.
He does not come.
Even death will not save me.
So I walk.
My eyes open, seeing nothing.
The light is out in my heart.
                                                JK