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I have spent time in complete darkness before. I have never been      so afraid of the dark. I have never felt more  alone. I have heard    stories of dying. It is often romanticized   to us there’s a   bright light and you are   filled with warmth. I have spent   too much time in total   darkness to believe   that’s true. I have never seen    less light. I have never been   so cold. It is often hoped that in death we will see   those we    loved again. there is a reunion of the souls that have been     lost to you for too long. I have spent  enough time in my own     darkness to know that’s true. even in the dark I was burning   from the inside out b...

As a child I would rip     the petals from a flower  I tore from the ground    asking as each color fell     does he love me?     Does he love me not? holding my breath    as if I didn’t know the answer. I would make    a wish everytime      I saw the first star   light the sky        wish I may        wish I might closing my eyes and crossing my fingers    as if somebody     was really listening   this time. I would sidestep   each crack in the sidewalk on the days I liked my Mom and find extra   on the days      I didn’t as much. as if my little feet  could have taken down such a powerful woman ...