Tenses

There was silence that told me everything important.

There was light when I was lost in my nightmares.

There was warmth when I was frozen.

There were eyes that reflected my favorite self back at me.

There were hands that convinced my body it was beautiful.

There was no homesick, because I was home.

There are days when I almost don't think about it.

There are nights when I forget it's over.

There is emptiness more hollow than ever.

There is never a doubt in my mind that it changed me.

There is hope that this wasn't the end.

There will be another beginning.