The Dark Secret

I was here. I was used to being here. In a place for bright, where there were tons of people around me, looking at me in the light. A light that seemed so endless and open. So open I had all the room I could ask for, but something was missing.

When I traveled threw this light I found a small area in which I could not enter, in which I wasn't able to reach from the light. It happened to be dark, and seemed empty. In the dark far out of reach from my light I found that the dark held something more valuable then what the light did.

Yes people would look at me and give me attention in the light but, the dark area is the side to which called me. It's the one that held them. All of them all. Most of which I was never able to see in the light. Most of who I feared, or trusted, maybe even loved. People I was sure would welcome me with open arms once I was there.

I tried to reach them but it wasn't enough. I needed more then just my reach, so I used the others who looked at me, but they ignored me and told me I had no need for such an area as the dark.

I ended up using my body instead, part by part to reach them.

My left arm was first to go. I cut it up in pieces and gave it to the area of dark. It fell in what seemed like an untouched place. It wasn't enough though, so I used my right arm. I cut it and tossed it over. The space between us closed, if only a little bit.

My left leg was next, all the way up to my knee, I cut it off and tossed it over. Not minding the few blood spots I could see in the light area now. Still it wasn't enough.

My right leg up to my knee was what went next. It flew like the wind when I had used them to go running not to long ago. It made me smile for only a second.

This time when it moved it was a bigger chunk closer to me. Not quite but almost. My stomach and lungs were to go next. But I froze and asked myself, "why?" I got my answer looking at the dark area. "Why not?" It would be worth it.

I took the stomach out of my body and held it close. Reminded me of all the foods I had eaten, that I wouldn't get to eat again. You couldn't taste on that side. I tossed them over like a rope, and held onto the end. Before tossing the skin from my stomach that had been cut to get them out across to the dark. My lungs were being keep together and safe by my ribs, so I wrapped them in tight cloth and sucked in my breath. Wrapping till it hurt to breath. Holding tight to the rope, no one on either side seeing me almost going over. I stopped. "Is it worth it?" I asked myself.

"It is." I lied. "There over there waiting for me. I know they can see me. They'll be proud to see me!"

The rope in my hands used by my body begin the wither. I was strong enough but why wouldn't you hold?

On the other side I could see them now, so very close to me. All of them. The dark had become a grey as I watched them. All of them tossed back my body. They gave me my skin, my legs and my arms. They pointed to my rib cage, and I watched that cloth piece holding them together come undone.

"Why, don't you want me?" I asked, "why give me back everything I gave to you now?" The rope in my hands wavered.

They pointed up, above me and I saw something great. Something better then the what the dark could give me. Something only we could see.

There in the light above me, stood many people still watching me, as well as many I didn't recognize.

One in particular who looked down at me and smiled at me with such a bright smile. The rope become me again and I turned to go back, glancing behind me at the others in the dark. Wanted to thank them for what I could now see. Only to find them gone and waking up to the sound of.

"I love me."