in the storm

In the storm

Or the silence

The desert

The tears

I am awake

I am here

I do not run

I rebuke doubt

I set my focus upon the light

The promise

The truth

As the world around me crumbles

My skin seems to melt away

I am singed

The comfort of knowing has dissolved from my presence

Chapped and weary I continue

I walk

I move

My hope has become void

In the absence of all things bright
                 I do nothing but move toward the light