VICTORY

Despair came, crashing all around
Like a blinding, thunderous storm!
I could not see the sunshine
Or feel love's soothing warmth.

I felt life held no meaning
As my torments tossed me ‘round,
And my thoughts were torn and shattered
As they all crashed to the ground.

I approached the abysmal canyon
In the terror of my mind
And I thought, "This is my answer!"
As the fear and pain combined and grew
Like a wild, malignant cancer.

As I tried to take that final step
To meet eternity,
I saw a glimmering spark of hope -
Heard a voice saying, "Let life be!"

The spark became a blazing torch;
The tiny voice, a song.
The torch lit the path to recovery...
As the voice commanded, "Go on!

For today is but a moment
In the history of time
And this life is ever changing...
Every season has it's prime."

So cautiously I tried again
To face the vicious world.
Each step I took was easier
And triumphs came, unfurled.

In time, without my knowing it,
Anxiety crept away.
It left a niche for happiness...
I saw a brighter day!

The problems that had plagued my mind
Diminished gradually.
I felt at last, in this wondrous world
I had found a place for me.

Then I shouted with glee,
"I am free! I am me!"
And to loved ones and friends
I proclaimed victory...

by © Barbara A. Duits 1999