Finding Felicity

By Gabrielle Niko

In the black of night,

Treading for miles,

Shoes worn and now too tight.

Lost in the dark,

Alone for awhile.

Lips dry and rough like bark.

Far off the trail

Stumbling on weeds,

Olive skin turning pale.

Growing hopeless,

“God save me” I plead,

Drained and losing focus.

Darkness consumes me,

A lonely husk,

Tears salty as the sea.

The silence rings.

Eons past dusk,

She fears no one’s coming.

Light shines through the trees.

Chirps fill the air,

The winter unfreezes.

I don’t look far.

God heard my prayer,

And, my love, there you are.