Last Breath

my life

was empty

for even when

I thought

I had filled it up

to the brim

everything

seemed pointless

when I believed

I took in

my last breath

under the Valley's Shadow

the only deeds

that came to mind

were the simple acts

of kindness

and not

the many feats

the pen and page

made bigger than

they really were

under the Valley's Shadow

the pure light I gave off

no matter how small

made me a brilliant star

in this dark night

under the Valley's Shadow

I learned my truth of my soul

and what it would ponder

as I thought my last thought

and breathed 

my last breath