it's wickedly dark
i can hear the hissing snake
i feel the moving rats
flapping bats around me
scared, depressed, in despair
my legs weak
my heart sinks
i want to give up and just lie there
i see a speck of light
my heart jumps
my legs strengthened
i follow the growing light
i begin to see grass
i begin to see flowers
then trees
then butterflies
then birds
then the proud and happy I