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For years I looked at you through shuttered eyes; closed, impervious to your light. It was simpler that way. Less complicated. Except I didn't count on your constancy, the ever present dapple of sun through the cracks. I didn't plan for the effort it would take to obscure you, to block out your incandescent warmth.
For yours is the light that filters through autumn leaves, glinting off spider webs and long-limbed trees. It surrounds me like the glow of morning, clear and vibrant, burning through my skin. No power I possess could cast a shadow over your golden flame. The curtains have parted and I welcome your brilliance into my heart and soul.