Shades of light
Although I drudged around
Savoring all that was dim
All that was dark, all the spite
I rejected the positive
Yearned for excuses
Looking for reasons
Bound to find more negative
But the good stared at me
Wouldn’t move a lick
Stood in my doorway
Overshadowed the bad I could see
Even the failures seemed
To live with a new face
Translated fresh pathways
Of my future, our destiny
Getting up again
Is wrapped much sweeter
A line of hope and fog
Runs together on one plane
Dawning of the real
The whole, the spoken
The living, the healing
I have more than I could steal
Comprehend this story
Unravel the entire plan
Hold in check the players
The characters in the mystery
No, I’ll let them go
Free them to jump
Out of my chains
The process may be slow
I’ll find you there
You see me alongside
Many others who’ve come
A soul’s feast and care
Copyright ©2003 Andrew Jack Rhodes
Andy Rhodes Poetry 