My eyes open ever wider.

Now that they've tasted the air,

I am soaring to newer heights

long awaited and forever promised.

Selling myself can finally stop,

now that I captain my soul.

Light soaks through the veil,

revealing answers once hidden.

Sparks catch along the walls,

splashing whirlwinds of inspiration.

The path aglow pulses with new life,

feeding ambitions once cautiously stifled.

Walking forth with open arms

I extend a smile to hold you up.

Follow me if you will,

to an old world made new.

I won't hear any objections;

burdens have already been paid.

You've nothing but to benefit,

and still you slap my hand away.

Pride clouds your stare,

as your eyes devour my sincerity.

Tight lipped and cruel,

you've left my world of light.

Don't leave me to myself,

in a world so blinding.

I need your guidance more than ever,

lest I misstep in a lonely paradise.

Your words are always strong,

but they weaken within my feeble frame.

I am stretched so very thin,

now that my anchor has dropped behind.

Our chain rusts and weakens;

pulled until it snaps clean.

I reach out for your link,

but the light has already blinded me.

The new world has taken me,

brilliant and filled with promises anew.

The dark of before lingers underfoot,

fading evermore as I step further forward.

Your voice still echoes to me,

held by a string in memories.

Bittersweet reminders of us,

whispering old lies back to me.

Determined, I hold my head up high,

forging a new self apart from you.

The tiny shadows trailing me fade,

quieting in the still of heaven.