I was close to drowning when he picked me up,
his face as fresh as dawn breaking across the sky.

He had numbed most of my pain,
temporarily cleansing me of sin.
Just by a look in my eyes
He waded through the dark
that resided in my soul
until he found the small light inside.

He wrapped his arms tight around it
squeezing until it had no choice but to reignite
into lavish waves of fire.

His lips then parted revealing a beautiful smile
that moved closed to my ear and whispered a secret worthwhile ,

"I can see your pain from a mile away,
and I want you to know, its ok to let it all go."

In that moment I exhaled,
liberating all the *******, all the hate,
all the insecurities, suicide plots,
sadness, madness, pain I ever lived.

The instant rush of emotions coursed adrenaline through my veins,
ceasing the augmentation in my abdomen.
My body merged into a whole making a rumble grow in my throat,
I slowly titled my head back, a smile breaking across my face
and I released a laugh full and whole.

His arms tightened around me
and I looked into his brown eyes
with his tan skin, shining white teeth
his perfectly chiseled face
and I fell in love.

-Alicia Hubert