Mother's Day

Once upon a time, there was a small young girl with long dark eyelashes and long dark hair. Life was bright and fair until her mother was taken from her. Darkness descended. Without light, the people around her turned into monsters. The small young girl with the long dark eyelashes grew into a tall young girl with nightmares behind her eyes and anger in her heart. She ran from the darkened land and tried her best to recreate the light. She succeeded in part but the light was still not quite right. It couldn’t block out the nightmares behind her eyes or soothe the anger in her heart. She ran again and with her two small bundles of light, she began anew. She met a man with dark hair but a light heart. The family grew and the light grew brighter. Sometimes it was easy to not see the nightmares. Sometimes it was easy to not notice the anger. Other times, it wasn’t so easy. Her small bundles of light couldn’t understand. The man with the light heart tried his best. One day, the nightmares and the anger overcame her. She tore herself from the light and fought with the darkness. She fought fiercely and with courage. The darkness receded to only a dim shadow. She returned to the light of her family with great strength. Gone was the anger in her heart. The nightmares still lived behind her eyes but their power had been diminished. After years of running, the tall young girl was able to embrace her own light. Life was never again as bright and fair as it was when she was small and young but it was beautiful.

There are always nightmares and always darkness but the light and beauty of family can overpower any shadow.