When night has come and darkness ascends...

When night has come and darkness ascends, wait in its wake.
In this familiar place, much like a womb, cling to your lifeline,
Nourished in the dark place.

Time gives way to strength and growth.
The darkness feels closer as the room gets smaller.
You're stronger. You're outgrowing the room.
Time to emerge.

Travail and struggle. Contractions get closer.
Hope seems dim. The walls are collapsing.
But a light is appearing.
Heart is beating. Fatigue is screaming.
Fleeting hope or Freedom awaiting.

Push and pull, the light gets closer.
Darkness rallies, but it grasp loosens.
It's hold is broken.
Darkness retreats as light reveals the one it kept.

New life emerges, never the same.
From darkness to light; from captivity to freedom.
Darkness has fled; light has come.

Arise!
The dawn has come and the light ascends.