the convert's thoughts

The Light burns my eyes with its golden rays;
I have never been outside the darkness before.
And I love it-a whole new world opened for me;
I never want to return to my miserable past.
Always been confined to a life of stumbling,
An existance of confusion and of unclarity.
And who can speak of the lonliness experienced?
The pain of always calling out for someone-anyone-
Receiving no answer, not even the echo of my own voice
But the sound dissolving into the shadows of my heart.
Then I saw it, the glimmer, the small sparkle.
The tiny gleam of Love bright against the black.
And I am drawn to it, curious, like a cat.
I long to be near it, it seems to beckon me to it.
And I want it for myself; to give off my own light.
In doing so, also share Love to others who need it.
Now that I have it, I will never forget you.
For it is you, brother, who showed Jesus to me.