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As I leave my broken home behind,
I began to feel as if I'm sucked into the sunset,
I'm vanishing into air.
I feel like I'm seeing the light of day for the first time.
Suddenly I begin to feel truly free.

As I'm filled with an overwhelming sensation,
I wonder what it could be.
I sit and think,
Surrounded by the refreshing air.
I wander through a forest,
I listen to every sound carefully.

I could hear birds singing happily,
I heard a river gently flowing.
I listen to the wind rustle to grass.
And, I swore I could almost hear the sun,
Whispering something to me,
Though I could not understand what.

I was so used to darkness,
That the light was shocking.
This feeling was frightening,
Almost even suffocating.
I had gotten so use to pain and sorrow,
That this feeling felt alien to me.

I tried to fight it at first,
But eventually I began to like it.
I shoved away my insecurities,
I let in the confidence.

I saw my reflection in a river,
I looked sad,
Almost pathetic even.
But, still, the suffocating feeling never left.
Though, I wanted it to stay,
It was a good feeling.

I found myself sitting,
Gently picking flowers,
Making a crown out of them.
I planted it on my head,
And I felt beautiful for the first time in forever.

I sighed out, deeply.
I closed my eyes as the sun now began to set fully,
And I watched as stars began to appear.

I listened once more:
The birds had silenced,
Now they began to sleep huddled up into their nests.
I heard the river sleeping calmly.
The wind was much more gentle, almost unnoticable,
But still there.
I felt as if I could ride it to tomorrow.

Then, as I listened more carefully,
I was able to make out the stars,
Softly whispering into the night.

They were repeating a short, simple word:
Hope