In The Light Poem by Danny Speicher

Paradoxical, this light that we seek
As it appears and fades, leaving us weak
And all the world tells us we must find it
Yet not one of us has yet confined it

We've been there before, once warmed by it's rays
We remember them as happier days
But, that light suddenly faded to black
We found ourselves not wanting to go back

But, maybe there's still light out there for me
Waiting and praying I'll come set it free
Perhaps an Answer for this fear within
Can wash away nightmares of what has been
And, once again, I can be in the light

Oh, how burnished days incinerated
Makes one's view of fire complicated
When all you've ever known is the nighttime
Can you e'er see radiance as sublime?

But, maybe there's still light out there for me
Waiting and praying I'll come set it free
Perhaps an Answer for this fear within
Can wash away nightmares of what has been
And, once again, I can be in the light

So, today's the day I banish the fear
And, look deep within for courage to fight
I'll cling to the One who always draws near
As what's dark and safe take wing and take flight

For maybe there's still light out there for me
Waiting and praying I'll come set it free
Perhaps an Answer for this fear within
Can wash away nightmares of what has been
And, once again, I can be in the light

((January 23rd,2009))