The Darkness

Beauty in the darkness

Shadows of the past

Glimpses of the future

I know that it won't last

This darkness in my soul

Leads me on my journey

To find the light

And shine it bright

For it will calm the fury

I won't fight the darkness

I won't live in fear

I won't give it power

That it does not deserve

So when the darkness comes

When it floods my soul

I will sit here calmly

Embracing not the cold

For I have this assurance

This darkness that I feel

Is but a fleeting moment

A transition if you will

And when the morning dawns

I embrace the promise

And the darkness of my soul

Becomes completely harmless

Did you ever have such a restless night that you get tangled in the sheets?  Struggling against the darkness increases panic, frustration and desperation, much like tangled sheets.  The more you struggle the worse it becomes.  The more you fight, the more your energy drains.  Instead of resting in the darkness and letting the darkness cradle you, you fight.  If we learn to embrace the darkness, we learn to harness it's energy.  If we learn to let the darkness run it's course, we can walk boldly into the light.  The more we fight the darkness, the longer the darkness lasts.  The more we try to deny the darkness, the more it invades our being.  The more we wrestle with the darkness, the more tangled and frustrated we become.  Calm your mind, release your anger, your resentment, your frustration, your desperation.  This darkness does not define you.  Do not let darkness become your home.  Prepare to walk boldly into the light.

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