I preferred the darkness to the light
I wanted to do what I knew was wrong
In the dark
So that no one would know
What I was doing
And I could keep doing
What I wanted to do

I lied to myself
That everything was okay
No one would find out
But, it was a lie
They did find me out
My evil was 
Brought into the light
And everyone saw
Me for who I was
An Adulterer
A Cheater
A Liar

It broke me
relationships
severed
there was no
looking back.
The way ahead
was full of doubt
and fear
and unknown.

How was I to
find the light again?
Would I forever remain
in darkness?

I did find the light again
I began to trust that
God loved me.
That love restored me
And I trusted him
To transform me
With his love.

© Timothy E. Wahlstrom, April 17, 2024