Light in a Dark Room

Is it normal to sit in the darkness and just

stare? Does anyone realize I often see things

that aren't even there? I'll sit staring at my

paws and listening to the silence.A sweet and

soft melody only I can hear. A song I hold so

dear. Don't worry I'm not alone...those voices

are back once again. They talk to me, tell me to

be happy. I simply laugh and tell them just how

happy you make me.


Still there is no sound, no light, and no gentle

touch to pierce this darkness. Yet it's oddly

warm. I'm not cold tonight. No icy breeze

threatens to pierce my winter coat. I'm sick. Yes

that must be it. The kind of illness that goes

away when the light appears but comes back when

it disappears.


It's happening again. That light is threatening

to brighten the room once more.I stare for a

moment with a hopeful thought. Disappointment

however is all I recieve because it was simply a

light meant to decieve.


There it was again... that aweful glow that made

my eyes burn. I stretch out my claws ready to

destroy the light but something stops me. I stare

at the light and a soft purr reaches my

throat.The light that sends my heart afloat.


The darkness is gone. The voices have been

replaced by something sweeter. A single voice

that with just a few words destroys the dark

lonely silence. I curl up with my tail close to

my body and simply listen to it as it lays my

heart to rest. Thank you once again for easing

the pain in my chest.