Blanket of Fire

High in the balcony Where skulkers tend to wait I glimpsed your passing light And did not hesitate ...to thoroughly investigate ..............all of my...........fears Up, up I climbed Every obstacle I crushed Blind...then, left behind The closer I drew near In the distance I could hear ....shrieks .............of deafening.......silence No, no...that doesn't make sense I began running, again and again Until I got to the top And in an instant Felt this blazing hot...drop ....on me Around me, it covered It clung, enveloped every cell No way out of this Inferno of self-made hell ....I screamed, I yelled ..............but to no avail I had to stay Til I was just...moldable clay ....eventually .................I stopped A question arose "Who are you?" The answer came As the door unlocked "I am TRUTH I will not be mocked" I walked out, into her She has been my light, along the way After lengthy battles with deceit Her blanket of fire holds me, while I lay .....fears to rest. Written by Trudy Schrader on 07/31/2021