The Morning Poem by Joanna Gonzalez

[Inspired by an excerpt from Midnight Sun]



How long had it been since I was able to see through this darkness?
Never...
Never in my lifetime had I rejoiced in light
Never had I felt the tranquility of it run through all portions of my body
How long would I stay in this confined night?
Nothing mattered to me
I did not have troubles, I did not have despair; but I also did not have happiness
How was that so?
Will the sun ever rise?
Did I have to find the light, or will it find me?
The bitterness of my soul can not be quenched
No, not like this
Where the monster in me refuses to come out to the light
But the other part of me wants to explore every bit of it
And suddenly my senses are reacting
My mouth waters, the monster growls in me
I want it to stop
But I refuse to let it go
I want more, and more....
I search for the light that was looking for me
And then I see her
I smell her intoxicating scent that has driven me insane
I love the scent, and I want it...I want her
A fresh breeze tingles through me
The sun has set in this midnight of mine
The light shines across the scenery that was once pitch black
She was the center of my world...the center of everything
I had awoken from this perpetual night
She was the morning I was craving for
And I will make sure that sun is set forever.