Beyond the Storm

Often the world fools you

It makes you believe things that aren’t true

As your closed eyes reflect images of love and happiness

When in truth as they open, tears can’t help but fall

Not from sorrow or pain, but something so simple as the human being

What we have caused each other and ourselves

What we have fooled ourselves to believe

With all the tissues to wipe our cheeks and caress our faces

It is impossible to hide the pain of our hearts

And yet, through it all, the cloud not filled with gray

Though the sky has only seen black

Casts a shadow that is different from the others

Lighter than the rest, we are forced to see the inevitable

That there will always be a chance of hope

As our souls fend for our living

It sees the lining in the cloud

And smiles as though the rain had never poured

And the lightning had never struck

As though we had never heard thunder

It cracks a smile

And with that small sign of hope

We are restored to happiness

We are given a bit of peace

As though we were born with a silver spoon served on a silver platter

Our laughter seizes the moment and shines through

Never wanting to let it go

It doesn’t.