The Light Beyond

 

There is light beyond

the deepest dark depth,

There is a bright day

after the ghostly haunts of a nightmarish night,

After a barren famished fight,

there is a full-blossomed spring’s delight,

After the pining pangs of separation,

there is a worthy end to the desperation,

After crashing in the gutters,

there is a surge and rise to bathe in holy waters,

After crying convulsions on the lips,

a smile takes honeyed sips,

After the last defeat,

still there is an undying urge to accomplish the feat,

Even when blind with despair,

there is hope hiding and cajoling somewhere,

Even in hate,

love casts its beautiful bait.