When the Light Returns

When the light returns
We’ll know

There is a space between darkness and light
So small
So very narrow
Blink and you’ll miss it
Gone in a breath
The space where pain turns to joy
Happiness becomes sorrow

We straddle the invisible line
Turning first one way then the other
Teetering on the razor-thin blade of separation
Deep black or blinding light
And every shade in between

We’ll know
When the light returns