Face The Sun
It was cold,
The morning chill spread through the room,
As if it were an angry mob
And I, I was the focus of its anger
But as I stepped outside,
I faced the sun, its penetrating rays reaching my core
And as I stood there, I thought
Thought about the twists and turns I had endured
About the heartaches and stomachaches,
The cuts and scraps,
The talks and cries,
The pain and despair,
About all that I that I will endure
And I turned towards the sun and I saw hope,
Hope for that girl who doesn't think she's pretty
Hope for that boy who drowns his feelings
Hope for you, for me, for all of us
I took a step toward the sun and felt them
I felt the shadows,
So full of hurt and loneliness
Of blood and tears
Of self-consciousness and doubt for a bright future
Shadows so full of words and rhymes
About stick and stones,
As if anything could hurt more than words
But as I faced that sun,
I took a breath, I looked harder, I stared longer
And as the shadows fell behind me,
I finally saw it, I saw the light.