by Kira Lane

Created on: November 29, 2010

Darkest before the Dawn

Sitting in the stillness
Dark thoughts unbidden come
Of future’s left uncertain
Of worries given wings
For demons hide in shadow
They of fear, dread, and despair
Like lions poised to pounce
On minds left unaware
Beams of light break through the clouds
But soon are swallowed up
As logic falls to reasons
Made wild in the storms
So I sit here all alone

Balancing hope against the night
Sheltering the spark within
Which keeps my faith alive
Clinging like a drowning sailor
To this saving, guiding light
For the wave towers above me
To come crashing down again
And its here I wait in silence
While the darkness howls for blood
Steeling myself against their voices
The attacks of teeth and claws
They that rip apart my soul
Searching for that flame
To extinguish my faith’s fire
Never again to be reclaimed
And yet off in the distance
Somewhere beyond the storm
I hear a small voice calling out
Different than before
For where the demons thundered
This is the gentlest wind
Breathing life into my body
Beating the shadows back again
Like a heartbeat growing stronger
Power flowing through my veins
Calling to me through the carnage
To come back to Him again
And though the path is rocky
The storms raging through my mind
I do not fear them anymore
For now I have my guide

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