Resurfacing

       Falling into an abyss of nothingness, blackness all around me...tears flood my eyes and stream down my face, but I still look up, up to the light I can see but a glimpse through the fog. A vice squeezes my heart as terror floods my veins, but I can't give up...I won't loose control for I am still strong inside. Wrapping my arms around myself, I bow my head...no words to say, just a whimper speaking volumes. I press my face to the cold ground and close my eyes, heart pounding in my ears. I listen in the darkness for an answer; no one really knows where I am but me....hurtful words fly my way, accusations of mistrust and anger, driving deep into my soul like knives, slicing at my heart leaving open wounds...I push deeper inside as the fog compasses my very being. Then out of the mist, comes an answer, an answer of care...I cry until I can't cry anymore, relief flooding my heart, cleansing my open wounds, healing me from the inside out. I choose to forgive, I choose to stand tall and resurface....