Dark to Light

Short poem, Changing mindset

I cannot share what lives inside
The rooms are too dark
There is nowhere to hide
The halls of my mind flicker from light to shade
My throat constricts on the stories forbade

Words and thoughts cry out for release
If only they flowed and offered me peace
For fear and failure line the walls of my mind
So many disappointments hold me back in time

Self belief is hard to grow
They say what you reap is what you sow
Step out of the dark and into the light
Only you can save yourself this night

Be strong in conviction
And hold yourself tall
You only have one life to live after all
Look in the mirror and like what you see
Let go of old hurts and move forward to be free