I contemplated this on a cool fall evening.

 

Through the judgment and criticism

Speaking only hateful words

I know

I will always shine.

In the eyes of the people I love

Only thoughts of the future,

Dreams filled with pride

Many of them restrained by themselves

In the dark, so lonely at night.

Times of doubt then crossed my mind

Plagued with a sickness that left you dead inside

In the darkest corners was where you coincide

Until one day you almost died.

At my lowest points, I prayed to the sky

Asked for strength and the means to get by

I felt no answer and heard no reply

All I could do was cry and cry.

Still like my relatives, I tried to keep the faith

Days went by , I could only wait

Frightened from the fear of your fate

Fears of sadness, they turned to hate.

For myself and the world we live in

I thought my prayer was just one in a million

Sleepless nights, they felt so long

Took me in their hands

Grasped me in their palms

Nothing to do I was trapped in a cage

Then one night, I felt a sort of change

A new feeling, it was strange

I remember; you called it hope

It can straighten your path on a slippery slope

It can gleam in the night like a star is bright

With a light so bright

It lights up the night

And with this sight, a relief from fright

All of a sudden the nights don't feel so long

All of a sudden I don't feel so alone

And that's because you've finally come home.

Now I see what those words really mean

Now you can see why I constantly beam

Nothing now can stand in my way

Carpe Diem, Seize the day

My true potential is now what I harness

An angel you've been for me

As  you light up the darkness.