The Warmest Hope

From darkness comes light.

From light comes understanding.

From understanding comes acceptance.

From acceptance comes forgiveness.

From forgiveness comes peace.

Until the light is extinguished unexpectedly and swiftly and from a source you didn't define as a trigger before - but you add it to the list that has grown over a lifetime.

Then, you start the process all over again, knowing it won't be the last time in your life you do this. But knowing there's no way to the other side without once again blindly scratching, crawling, screaming your way through the dark to find that sliver of light.

The struggle itself becomes the light. That's a warm fire of hope I'd walk through.