Through the Tunnel

Through the Tunnel

By John W. Vander Velden  

 

 

Though we feel in a tunnel,

As pitch surrounds.

But even in the darkness a light can be seen.

Perhaps it is dim.

Perhaps it is far off.

But there is a light

And in that light lies hope.

 

How can we endure?

The darkness has swallowed us.

Hours seem unending, as slowly

They blend into days, to weeks, to years.

Our yearning hearts long for more.

But there is light

And in that light resides hope.

 

Do we remain frozen within the darkness?

Can we not see possibilities?

Far off is not beyond our grasp.

For darkness breeds mistrust,

And mistrust feeds fears.

Fear weakens,

It steals our moral compass.

It replaces the truth with imagined strength.

Imagined strength creates false security.

False security swallows our freedoms

By stomping on the weak and helpless.

 

But there is a LIGHT

To guide…

And in that LIGHT lives HOPE!

(148 Words)         9/8/2017