~ Growing In the Dark~
30-something springs yet she wasn't growing anymore. Too many pounding storms and too much rain had stunted her growth. ~Left her feeling ugly and alone. She reached out for any light in that deep, unrelenting darkness, just to feel some warmth... When his light shone on her one day she thought she found her Sun. She stretched into his embrace and hope grew at her seed. Just as she began to blossom in his presence, he disappeared behind the clouds. He was gone as quickly as he came... He was not real~ A sunlamp maybe, a reflection of her hope for sure. Like all others, he left her struggling in the dark and shivering to her roots. She hated her stupid heart. The darkness was easier to take now that she knew she deserved it. Yet it was in that blackest black that she found her own strength. It wasn't lent by the forces from the outside world but grew from within herself. She held herself against the showers of the rain and pushed up from the colde...