The dark was drowning.

Suffocating.

Panicked breaths filled the silence within my days.

A rock weighing down my lungs,

A constant pressure on my shoulders.

Anger. Fear. Distress.

Added pounds breaking me down.

I was broken beyond repair.

Begging for help without knowing how to scream.

Then came artificial safety.

White and round then green and capsule.

They were bitter in taste but sweet in mind.

Freedom.

Light came accompanied by a lift-

A lift so powerful I began to stand.

Stand tall with even breaths.

Powerful and strong once again.