Alone

I
alone
against the raging wind
and pounding rain
as piercing cold lay bare my heart
and drained my will by force again
in its onslaught found a hand
of one as beaten down as I.
We grasped each other hoping
that the little strength we both possessed
would be enough to see us through
what seemed a daunting, endless quest.
On and on
through angry gale
we stood together
gaining strength, gaining will
until our own determined stand
proved to the wind it’s futile strife.
And in that stand each gaining strength
and hope and with it force of life.
till in our own strength we could stand
while wind and rain and cold disband.
Confident,
grateful for the chance to grow
from weak to strong
we found we could let go
And each move out toward a private goal
basking in the sun and warmth
carrying the memory of the struggle in each soul.
Walking, I with head held high and heart held light
pursue a path unknown toward the night
a starless, moonless road with howling wind and rain and I,
I writhe in pain.
I am
alone
again.