I have reproduced it here as it may be easier to read;
No more walls
We listened to the news attentively
A dark path awaited our long journey
But this was no path through green trees or a golden field or a multi-coloured wood
We could hear no birds chirping or tweeting
This pathway was surrounded by dark walls and was totally silent
We never knew such loneliness
Despite all the gadgets we possessed and the stream of information we received incessantly
We were all alone
In this empty space
We kept walking as though transfixed by fear
But also determined to get through this
We knew there was an end to this walk
We kept moving, holding hands
Together, we knew we would find our way to the other side
Where there was light
That conviction kept us moving
Our pace quickened, the longer this went on
We walked fast, as though time was running out
Traumatised and exhausted
We hoped ceaselessly that we would soon see the light at the end of this long and airless tunnel
We talked to each other in short sentences, sometimes with just one word
And signalled with our eyes
To preserve our energies
What mattered was to never give up
Aspire endlessly, strive continuously to get to the other side
This nightmare, we knew, had an end
And we would not allow it to swallow us up in its total darkness
We walked fast to reach the light of life
Far in the distance a glimmer of it appeared
We looked back, as though to see the distance we had travelled
But this was impossible to measure
We ran and ran
Faster and faster, despite our breathlessness
The glow grew larger
Hundreds of faces
No, thousands of faces
So many faces
It was a sea of faces
Underneath the enriching light
We got closer and closer
A mass of people holding hands
In a circle
Looking at each other
Smiling
Under the light of life
We knew we had made it to the other side
We stood still
We embraced
Our eyes met
The walled tunnel had disappeared behind us
The darkness retreated
The silence was replaced by soothing orchestral sounds and the murmur of young singing voices
A choir of hope
We cried out
No more walls
No more walls
No more walls
We are all one
We are all one
We shall for ever be all one
Our souls were suddenly bathed in resplendent light
We had rediscovered ourselves
We had reconnected with our oneness
Happiness
Finally.
© Peter Droussiotis
Easter Sunday, 2020
