Where There Is Darkness

Let me tell you

I've seen darkness

I lived there for awhile

Dug myself a hole

& built a home there

I gave up

Let it weaken me enough to consume me

& I didn't care to come back up

Didn't care to see the light again

Until one day I resented it

I allowed myself to feel

The things that held me there

& I slowly crawled my way out

Through some failed attempts

I kept trying & fighting

The darkness somehow made me strong

Enough to see my own way out of it

It gave me the resilience I needed

To make sure I never sink that low again

& in a way I appreciated it

Cause here I am

Standing in the light...