Out of the Shadows

Alexander Smith once said, ~ We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep for, not the dead.~ In some aspect, when you face times of utter heartbreak you feel as if your standing over your very own grave watching a casket slowly being lowered six feet under. It’s within that casket, you'll not only find your heart, but you'll also find the essence of who you once were before the pain of love slowly extinguished the bright light of hope and love that kept you fighting to live each day, which can most certainly be seen by the look in your eyes. Let me ask you this question, how many of you are metaphorically standing over the grave of who you once were and over time have you completely forgotten, as well as, left that person behind for good?

If you think about it, when it comes to the atmosphere of a funeral that you are, in a way, saying goodbye to your heart, as well as, the essence of your former self it's usually not a forecast that calls for warm, sunny, clear skies. More often than not, the weather can be at times cold, dark, rainy, and windy, which can be considered an uncomfortable and sad experience to be a part of. Essentially, you can feel that same cold, dark, rainy, and windy weather brewing within yourself to the point where you're getting lost in the storm of not only your emotions but also your feelings as well. It's truly a sad situation indeed for certain people who are stuck in the storm of their own emotions and feelings to where they have given up on ever seeing the light over the horizon, in a manner of speaking.

Without a doubt, it's a scary situation indeed for any person to come face to face with the mortality of one's own heart, so to speak, when it pertains to the loss of love within it. For it's the life force that keeps hope in love alive and beating, but unfortunately that life force can fade when you suffer times of personal heartbreak that run deep into the very core of your soul. The warmth of love that one once felt and embraced that exuded a familiar sign of an energetic, happy, smile has been replaced by the cold, dreary, emptiness that exudes anger, bitterness, and hate in your heart. In a sense, the same anger, bitterness, and hate is considered an eerie representation of the dirt being shoveled into your grave as it slowly covers it in complete darkness.

For the question can be asked to those who have suffered great pain and heartbreak in the past, how much dirt is currently covering up the coffin that holds both your heart and the essence of your former self? For the most part, it really depends on the length of time a person has been holding on to the pain of anger, bitterness, and hate that consequently determines a grave that either is in the process of being covered or one that is already covered to where a tombstone is placed with the name and date inscribed on it. Let me tell you something, there can still be hope in reviving love in their heart and bringing back the essence of their former self, but for the others it may possibly be too late for him or her to have their heart and essence of who they once were to ever be brought back to life.

In retrospect, there comes a point that while standing at your own metaphorical gravesite, the grim reaper waits patiently beside you for both your heart and the essence of your former self to pass away completely. For the pain and heartbreak is considered torture to where a person will never be able to rest in peace, which many people have experienced or are experiencing now. However, if there is hope that love is still in your heart and a recognizable essence is still showing signs of a faint glimmer then you gotta keep fighting to not let yourself slip away into hands of the dark, chilling, hands of the grim reaper. In the end, it's never too late to bring out of the shadows what you once thought died inside you and bring it back to life with the help of someone who you consider your very own angel of light.