I Cried in the Wilderness

david sped up* faster*faster* his breath visible in the cold air as he gasped for every inhalation possible*no time for looking back* branches breaking under his feet as he journeyed deeper and deeper into the woods* away from civilization* away from people*away from the pain and suffering

just a single tree stood in the wooded area* old* weathered* enduring time* yet now withering away* the leaves had all fallen off its branches long ago and the bark on its trunk rots as the days go by*forgotten*abandoned*hope resting on the thought that one might just pass by


she was handed the paper by her teacher* he knew she had cheated on her final exam*F* the grade was obvious* had she have ever thought she would be caught the attempt would have never even been contemplated*but it was* guilt*humiliation *fear *hopelessness *a feeling of loneliness as if secluded in a vast and dangerous wilderness crossed her mind

i cried in the wilderness* no one was there* i so longed that someone would hear my plea* no one was there* tears fell in my wilderness* they never hit the ground* caught up in my frustrations they simply faded with time* anger in my wilderness* no one to blame* just my own ambition* neglect* choices* mistakes* why is none found in my wilderness*

a simple plea and there it is* a light shining through the darkness of the forest* a glimmering sign of hope* joy* peace* and there in the depths of my mind a small voice saying i am here in your wilderness* so i run to as fast as i can from the doubt that consumes my soul to the edge of my wilderness where life comes into view* i turn to see my wilderness behind me and without hesitation we return to life