My Salvation
This short free verse poem, originally published on DeviantArt, reflects on the transformative power of love. When my personal demons were at their loudest, darkest, strongest–when all seemed lost–I met the man I would come to marry nearly a decade later. His friendship, and his love, helped me piece together the broken bits and make myself whole again.
You brightened the darkness in my soul
A glistening diamond in the rough
No one else has ever filled me with as much joy
And no one else has ever touched me so deeply
As you
When you reached out to me
You reached inside of me
And gave light to the depths of a blackened soul
You lit a flame to warm the icy hollow of my heart
And upon the walls of my mind
You painted your face
So that every moment I can see it
And every time I close my eyes
You are there.
