A Deepened Shadow

The dusk sky blazed    
above as its colors      
Of orange and purple      
Warmed the air.      
The faint, glowing light      
had bled into night      
     
Despite its beauty,      
A deepened shadow      
Fractured this peace      
As she was washed in a sudden,      
Overpowering wave of anxiety      
Which swept her away.      
     
Her eyes shut tightly,      
Praying for it to pass.      
Only the fear lingered,      
Tightening its grip until her chest      
felt like it would snap.      
     
With trembling hands, she reached      
For the phone and sent a message.      
She waited,      
And waited,      
Muttering over and over again,      
"Please be there. Please, please, please."      
Panic took over her mind:      
Please! Answer!     
     
Finally, the ellipsis appeared      
as a ship on the horizon.      
Her salvation.      
"Are you okay?" the response read.      
Her face broke out in laughter      
As her eyes welled.      
She was without words,