Poetry #1

When I finally let go of that heavy blanket
and took a step forward, a curtain appeared..
a welcoming entrance,
an unexpected door.
Lush, royal ruby drapes,
like a stage awaiting its encore.

I took a deep breath to tidy myself,
preparing to come in - this time, not to escape.
Exhale. My fingertips led the way,
carefully creating a gape.

Greeted by a warm, luminous light
that beamed through -
lucid, like sunset peeking through the window sill
on that first summer night.

It blinded me from what’s ahead,
but warmed my heart instead -
the light, a tender clue,
that all begins anew.

-the next chapter