tonight

is one of those nights
where my headaches
are more than my smiles,

one of those nights
where a frown appears on your face
when your father calls out your name,

one of those nights
where i have a reason to cry
before i go to bed,

one of those nights
where I thought
i might just soon draw my last breath;

only to wake up the following day
and give thanks to the father
for ushering me into yet another day,

the night is long
and the sleep rests me not
because things are really going tough,

but then comes the morning
where I triumph yet again over death,
mornings where i arise the victor.

a new reason to hope,
is what I want to see
when the sun comes up tomorrow.

a new path before my eyes
and clarity renewed,
mobilized and advancing full speed.

perhaps it is true what they say;
'in order to be found, one must be willing
to be lost'.

©sage 2023