She quietly waits in the shadows of darkness.
Afraid of what she is...
confused about what she feels.
The voices call to her to be one of them,
but her unsteady feet will not allow it.
She cannot go forward...
yet she knows she cannot go back to what she was before.
She longs to be whole and complete yet she feels empty.
Does she chose the road to freedom?
Or stay locked in the cell of torment?

As she sits and ponders the choices, 
she hears the voice calling her once again.
She can feel the voice caressing her... lifting her to the stars.
"Do not be afraid, my little one...
I shall help you down this path.
Do not fear the future and all it holds.
Cherish it... nurture it... respect it.
It will give you the happiness you deserve."

Slowly she rises to the voice.
The voice tells her to look into His eyes and tell Him what she sees.
To take His hand when she is ready to follow.
Slowly she raises her eyes to met His.
Deep inside she sees the love, respect and happiness she craves so desperately.
At last she knows what she is and where she belongs.
She reaches out to clasps His hand.
Never has she known such completeness... such happiness.
Together they will walk as one... never to let each other fall.

~ author unknown ~