Midnight Rescue Poem by Yassar Ali

With my every waking moment I would break
It wasn't physical pain but mentally I would ache
Standing up was painful and considered a curse
Yet every day I still rose hoping to transverse
Something deep inside me would slowly torture me
Mentally imprisoned I waited to be pardoned and set free
I thought I’d face my fears and move on but I couldn't
Thinking I was truly ready for change but I wasn't
The very night I decided to put an end to this pain
A blessing showered upon me like a downpour of rain
She came like a shooting star in my darkest night
Setting every particle of my hollow life alight
Her hazel eyes brighter than the stars above
Her beautiful skin softer than that of the dove
Like the first streak of sunlight she hit my face
Her warmth radiating over my body with grace
In that moment it felt like pain had never visited me
For the first time in my life I saw what I wanted to see
The truth before my eyes in graceful human form
Her distinct uniqueness and beauty is out of the norm
Showing me a beautiful future worth living for
Forget the butterflies I’m feeling it in my core
The periphery promising no more cacophonies
Just the vows uttered by both of us at ceremonies