Autumn Thought 101

When you were taken, my soul began to fade. Knowing I'd be without you now hurt like a blade. How did this come about? When did the memories escape? You left me behind in a fog of doom. I'll be in the same gloom that I call my room. Head below the surface, the pain began to grow. Let go, they say... But that's because they didn't know. A world without you how do I continue. Pieces of my heart broke away. Creating something new, a warrior way. I thought I'd never recover... But here I am 6 years later thinking of you... Wishing there was more time. Take me back to my precious one. Let me hold you once more. This time I will not fade. This time I will stand proud and tall. Knowing that this time I survived it all. Sleep in peace now my beloved one. Until we meet again I hold you in my heart. My son, I will never forget. A mother's love never quits.

It started with eerie cracks and breaks in branches, followed by murmurs of unknown creatures in the distance. The moonlight mocked my pounding heart with glimmers of light. I was trapped playing flashlight tag with the shadows.  As I moved forward, my imagination started to get the best of me. Under my feet, the branch crackled and crunched,  adding to the tension in my mind.  Anxiety streamed down my face in beads of sweat. I lost focus while swimming through my thoughts. A cold wet drop shocked me to consciousness... 'What was that? ... just the wind' I tell myself to calm my nerves. The deeper I tracked the further in my soul my stomach went. Now quivering in the bone-chilling winter... ...To be continued