Sedefche

The Haunted House

For every child there

is a house, and all children

know which it is, that

speaks of loneliness,

of fear, mystery,

hate, and anguish live, there

there is a house where

few are seen to live and less

dare to pass by or enter.

There is a house in

every childhood where fear

resides, which dares are

challenged to others, to go –

to spend a night in –

a means to conquer one’s fear,

if not fear itself,

and if one is brave enough

knowledge and courage is gained.

To wander through this

darkness and encompassing

fear, running into

unseen objects and having

the mind make stories

of fear, of pain, of suffering

and then emerging

the next morning with courage

and compassion in your heart.

For every child

there is a house that brings forth

a serene strength that

can only be gained through the

darkest night where the

heart finds it’s courage and it’s

acceptance through love

for when fear of the unknown

fails only love will prevail.

Within every heart

there is such a house that one

must go through, that act

of entering and the quick

revelations soon

to follow will bare the seeds

of our growth; and to

finally emerge with love

and a gentle strength through life.