Darkness Lights My Way

Darkness and light, both a brilliant sight
One brings struggle, the fact that you are alone
Other brings fear, fear of the unknown.

Light brings reality
And the ugly side of life
A single ray of sunlight
Piercing like sharpest knife

Darkness brings fear
Also a vast blank space
An opportunity to overcome
To change the unseen face

Light shows me walls
Shows the space I’m in
It binds my thoughts, my dreams
And brings to light my past sin

It shows me what’s definite
What others have set “right” and “wrong’
Shows the path walked million times
And that I should walk along

It shows me absurd cultures
Shows hollow religious faith
It shows me innocent blood that spilled
By meaningless killings and hate

It shows that In a race for money
Poor brothers and sisters are crying
Shows that in a greed for power
Hundreds and thousands are dying

It shows all the mistakes we made
That’s leading to our tragic fate
Shows the Almighty crying while saying
“My children, now it’s too late”

Darkness brings music of silence
It brings melody to my ears
It gives a chance to stand up and say
“I’m no longer afraid of my fears”

It gives a reason to think
It gives the power to foresee
It gives me the calm to decide
What my fate shall be

It keeps out the bounds of light
Gives chance to set my own way
It gives me space to grow
And not follow what others say.

It gives me a chance to imagine
And breaks the fetters of light
Gives time to learn from my mistakes
And change the wrong to right.