The barrenness did not occur overnight; rather, it was the result of years of subtle ~ almost imperceptible ~ changes. Anomalies that slowly sucked the landscape ~ once teeming with life ~ into a cold, bitter, and empty space... a gaping void, unrealized in they eye of the beholder because of its gradual creation; the nothingness became complacent normalcy.
Unexpected sunshine broke through the never ending night; a spring breeze cutting through the stale air, leaving the void's occupant coughing and gasping at its sudden existence... the first real sunrise to caress the created abyss in decades. Certainly, there had been colors on the horizon in the past.... but until understanding occurred, the symphony of colors faded away into grey.
The barrenness will not dissipate overnight, but now that it lies exposed under the unforgiving light, subtle changes in the void will begin to occur over time... the emptiness of winter replaced first by spring, and eventually by the fullness of summer once again. When that day comes, the occupant will embrace life and the anomaly of the void will be forever lost... a stranger whose steps are mere footprints in the foundation of the present.
