I Became My Own Best Friend

When I sat alone 

I looked around

And observed a darkness so deep

I could not see any shapes or shadows before me.

There were no voices

And no sounds.

The eerie silence

Was very alarming at first.

But then I decided to relax 

So I could listen and look a little closer.

I heard a voice and

Begin to see a small light.

It was nothing I had experienced before.

So I felt I was imagining it.

I decided to follow the dream

And walked toward the light.

I realized the voice was coming

From the light.

The voice was my own

Saying words I did not recognize.

As I got closer I realized

There were no shadows.

But there was a barrier 

Between I and the light.

My voice was telling me

That in order to break the barrier

And free myself

I must get to know myself.

It told me of a wonderful journey

I could take to discover my talents and desires.

That this would happen when

I became intimately aware of my own darkness. 

It invited me to explore

The depths of my inner soul.

It told me I would never

Be lonely again.

For when there is no barrier

There is only balance.

A whole new world opens before me

With unlimited journeys.