Everybody around me sees a glow, but all I see is my demons hugging me and choking the last little light I have inside. I cough and make my way through each day struggling to breathe.

But then, all of sudden, you came in and threw love into my heart, providing me with the strength I needed in order to grow into a new and vibrant me: a new me that can fight this war and, with a single hand, defeat the shadows that have controlled my heart for decades. Now I stand with your hand in mine, ready to take on the world that has cast me aside.

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