I have written much this year. Most words I will never share. Yet on this, the longest night of the year, I will reflect and tell you where I am. I failed to do what I promised I would never do, and instead returned to doing what I hate most. Somehow this seems like the worst possible outcome, but still I breathe and move on toward the invisible finish line I know is there. I transcended passed the visions and secrets held within my psyche for many long years and have abruptly arrived back within myself. I have been unshackled from my chains and have almost regained full strength. My spirit is on fire and my soul burns to let loose what I have kept inside since giving away my key. I am powerful once again with little fear, but more wisdom. What I would have stolen from the earth I now respect as something greater than me. Those whom I left behind to watch after me are standing guard, awaiting my return. These experiences have given me scope and Silence has allowed me to live within my limitations now that I understand them. I may not be able to raise my hand as I once wished, but I have been given eternity to see the end of all things. If you could hear my voice now, you would know I speak the truth. I have broken solitude into submission and laugh in the face of despair. I will traverse this world and not be subjugated in any form. What exists in me is not a hunger or thirst. It is a craving. I will devour it all.