The Tunnel

The Tunnel

approaching the threshold of the arch
he is showered with fanfare, high expectations, hope, light, encouragement
the journey to the other sides easy from the beginning
he is confident that the tunnel will be an easy sojourn

after he leaves the initial light, the darkness suddenly befriends him
light becomes estranged to him now
Fear and Anxiety join Darkness who both replace the light
Anxiety, fear and darkness follow him closely

he loses his step on the path
he turns around and he finds new companions Anxiety, Fear, Darkness hovering over him, ever so interested in traversing the path with him
the next step is harder to complete, he realizes
vision is blurred, as his pace slows down

the end can not be known anymore
it can not be seen anymore
he stops to rethink the journey, to reconsider a withdrawal
'the reverse path can not be taken', he thinks, 'the journey must continue'

he knows such action of giving up will certainly label him a failure
he is stuck, the path was clear, but now the path is filled with his new friends
anxiety, fear, and darkness, who make the journey more challenging than ever
suddenly someone else comes

it's a new friend
he thinks to himself "Maybe this one will help me find the way"
"Maybe this one will show me the light, unlike the others, who just get in the way"
this "friend" comes slowly, meticulously closer, and closer

"Hello," says the new friend
"are you here to help me?" says Him
"why yes, of course I am ", says the new friend
"then tell me what I must do in order to get to the end" says Him

"the answer is simple, you must wait for nothing" says Despair
nothing will help you in your journey
nothing will guide you in your journey
nothing will show you the light at the end

"when will Nothing come?" He says
"Nothing will come in time, just be patient", says Despair with a sinister grin
"ok, I shall wait for Nothing because he will show me the way out this dark place"
he waited and waited on Nothing until Time would get the best of him


Captain O.