Let Me Shine, Let Me Rise

Let Me Shine, Let Me Rise

Sometimes my nerves are on the edge,
I do not know which way to turn,
My thoughts can run away with me,
But every day I live and learn.

Today I sat and looked around,
At all the good and all the bad,
I saw the good outweighed the rest,
And thanked God for the life I had.

I sat there feeling grateful too,
Because on me the light did shine,
Although sometimes I felt alone,
I knew this life was truly mine.

It was time to leave things behind,
And walk ahead much stronger now,
The troubles weighing down my feet,
No longer tell me when or how.

Now I can run along that path,
And smile and say I am back again,
I am back to being who I am,
Through sunshine, raindrops, joy and pain.

Look, I have no wings but I can fly,
Although my feet stay on the ground,
My heart is flying through the sky,
With bluebirds, doves and clouds around.

Today I moved three steps ahead,
My thoughts are counting tens once more,
No longer counting noughts and zeros,
I know what I am reaching for.

Let me shine, let me rise,
Let my poetry be gold,
Let every word I write tonight,
Become a story to be told.

Let people leave me words of love,
Let Vocal show me that they care,
One little Top Story would mean,
I knew somebody noticed there.

It is not money that I seek,
I want them cheering what I do,
Through every journey made of words,
I want to know my voice got through.

My scraps of paper still mean much,
With toast and jam upon them too,
The odd spilled cup means not a thing,
The golden words will still shine through.

My pen becomes my diamond ring,
My thoughts become my written ink,
Because this poetry is truly me,
I write down almost all I think.

This is my voice, this is my rhyme,
No borrowed words, just something true,
And everyone who reads my work,
I pray that God will bless you too.

So let me shine, and let me rise,
There is no limit anymore,
I know the poet I can be,
And I know what I am writing for. ❤️