Storytime with Rachel F Hundred

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It was the star-lit night of lovers

When I cast my reflection into time,

And wandered down a lonely path,

Wondering where and when my journey’s end.

The road ahead was dark,

Studded only with the cat’s eyes

That lit my way and kept me from wandering

Into the wilds that surrounded me.

I considered not my direction,

Only knew it was ahead and not behind,

Though I was tempted into looking back

And wondered which turn set my feet away from truth.

The path changed ahead of me

And there was no more light

To guide my step;

I stumbled.

The road was hard and cold

Beneath my bloodied hands,

But I determined not to stop

And began to walk again.

The climb was steep.

It was difficult to continue

But an inner faith

Kept my feet to the path.

It was cold, but I cast off

My earthly bounds and was finally naked,

Shorn of all my defences

Like a newborn babe.

Then I saw the end.