Alone in this sea, clouds rolling in, I will surely sink here.
Then lights on the horizon; growing closer, ever closer...
I'm united with those once like me, and we can weather the storm.

When falling, I imagine I'm flying.

When fleeing turns to falling
And falling turns to flying -
When doors are blown open
And the sky stretches wide -

The moment fear disappears and is replaced with something else,
With something new,
With something that no longer wants to hide.

The sun and the stars line a road so bright it’s blinding
The paths split and twist and turn, begging for unwinding
The leaves of trees and a light’s glare
Just barely mask what’s hiding there

But...

I clutched His cloak between my fingers
The silk smooth between my grasp

He held me as I shook with sobs,
A feeling gentle and comforting at last.

“Why?” I cried.
“Why does this happen? To the actors, to the victims; why is this evil here?”
Some words were spoken, but I could not make them out;
Too loud was the sound of my fear and doubt.

I weeped
For the people:
For names I never knew.
For eyes I...