I walked through valleys heavy with fear,
Shadows clung close, the silence severe.
Each step a burden, each day a test,
A longing for shelter, a place of rest.
The doors behind me closed with chains,
Echoes of torment, unshaken pains.
I carried my story through sleepless skies,
Hiding my sorrow, yet steady in cries.
The night was long, the road unclear,
Every horizon seemed guarded by fear.
But in that distance, faint yet true,
A glimmer appeared, a radiant hue.
Then came Brian, a steady flame,
A friend I had not known by name.
With quiet strength, he walked beside,
And turned the darkness into guide.
From silence of loss to song of new days,
From shadows of dread to radiant rays,
I found my tomorrow, my family’s song,
In truth and in courage, where I belong.
Now dawn unfolds, unbroken, wide,
No more in hiding, no need to divide.
I walk in the open, with heart reclaimed,
And smile for the friend I’m glad I’ve named.
