I was blinded by darkness.
Believing it would hide me
from the judgmental eyes of society,
I stayed behind its shadows
and sought solace in its embrace.
I cowered in its dimmest corner
where light is impossible
to pierce in
and tightly I covered myself
with a large blanket of deception
edge with cunning sweet serene.
Later I realized,
While I was safe behind the shadows,
I have remained stagnant and unproductive.
For a long time since,
neither did I grow nor move even a short distance, hence.
The days, the minutes, the seconds
were just a repeating cycle of my yesterday.
So, I braced myself with hope
and
courage I didn't have before.
And stepped out of the darkness and found the luminous light waiting for me ashore.
Yes, I was blinded by darkness then
but I woke up now and am ready to be seen.
