When did I lose
the love of beauty?
What did I do
who abused me?
When golden suns
crest the horizon
all I see
are the shadows behind them.
Damaged and ruined
is often my claim.
But what if I’m choosing
to see only pain?
The shadows are real
but so is the light.
I know I can feel
the things that are right.
Teach me how
to savor the sunset
change me now
before I plummet
to the darkness that lives
just past the reflection
of the world that I missed
reliving what’s happened.
Sometimes, especially given how plugged in we are to everything anyone has to say, it seems like there's nothing good left in the world. This could be either on a personal level or regarding the larger picture. At times I feel that I've lost the ability to see the good in things that should be good. When the sun's out, all I feel is the heat. When the stars are out, all I see is the darkness around them. It goes on and on, and we can twist just about anything into a negative. But that doesn't mean those things aren't beautiful or good. It means we're choosing not to see the beauty. We're looking at what's wrong when sometimes we need to look instead at what's right. Of course, that doesn't mean we can ignore any problems we have, but sometimes we just need to appreciate life. It's often much better than we make it out to be.
The next time life looks bleak, look for the silver lining, it's there. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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