Salvation

Salvation

I never thought I could or if I ever would
Recover from an old and painful wound.
It nested in my heart corrupting soul and mind;
Dark shadows cast over to keep me blind.

A crestfallen hermit among the people,
Tired of the endless fight against the evil,
Betrayed, abandoned and besieged
I looked for refuge that was never reached.

Salvation came when hope was lost.
When winter settled as my only host,
A beam of light from a higher dimension
Melted the ice with its zealous affection.

Still shaken by the belated release,
In disbelief it's not another fatal tease,
I wish my freedom lasts forever;
Better late than never.
Tatiana Berdennikova