The Clearing

A son, lost in the darkness, wandering and wondering where has his father gone? Nothing ahead of him, behind him, or to the sides of him. Where has everyone gone? Blackness is all that can be seen. After years of searching he finally finds someone. He finds….her. The darkness is gone now. Everything is bright and clear. Happiness sweeps across him. He forgets about everything he has ever known. He now knows that he only has to look ahead of him, not what is now behind him. He now looks forward to the future. He knows that no matter what happens he can always turn back to her and forget his pains and worries. As long as she is around, his world can never end. His searching, is over. Dreaming and waiting for what lies ahead of him. He was blind until she came along and cleared away the fog. Making the sun shine and the rain stop. Making all things scary beautiful again. But he stops and wonders how would his life be without her? Would he still be trapped in the darkness with no one there with him? Would he still be wandering around, searching? Still looking back instead of ahead of him? He realizes that yes he would still be trapped. He would still be searching. Still looking back instead of ahead. He sees the difference one person can make in someone’s life. They can completely change a life around. Make it worse, but it his case he was lucky, she made his better. But what happens when she leaves? Will things stay the same or go back to being the way they were? Will he see her again? Will she see him again? What will become of this fantastic world when all the happiness leaves? Sorrow, sadness, and remorse will creep into his world. Taking away all that is great. He wants her to stay. To never leave. Never go away. But how can he make this happen? How? He can only think of one way… “I Love You.”