"In Case Of Darkness"

This is for the broken...

The hurting...

The beaten...

And those who are lost within themselves...

For the ones who are fighting a silent battle that we know nothing about

The ones who walk through life in spite of it

Simply trying to make it to tomorrow

This is for all of us...

We all carry our own scars

Some just cannot be seen

While others are not so easily hid

We're all a little uneven

No one is perfect...

Everybody has got something that they carry with them

No one makes it through the years without being tossed around by life

Some of us get a little banged up and bruised

While others still remain bloody

So take a breath

Just because you can't see the exact path before you

Does not mean its not there

This is the root of how we believe

That moment of courage when you placed one foot forward

In that action is the spark of survival

Strength is a virtue best held tightly

Some days it may hide on you

Or be hard to find...

But its there

Sometimes... Somethings can change everything

Hope is always the last light given from the dying flame

On your daily, “To do list”

Please be sure to place your name at the top of it

Pace yourself...

Your time line cannot be rushed

Don't let you past determine the direction of your future...

Sometimes you simply need someone to say, “Its gonna be alright”

Making some sentences worth repeating until they are heard

“I love you”

“I miss you”

“I understand...”

Its hard to beat an enemy that is inside your own head

But not all plea's are heard

Sometimes you have to listen hard and sort through the blank spaces between the lines

For silence can be the most powerful of screams for help

And just so you know...

I see you...

Beneath the smiling face you project...

The hollow laughter that catches you at odd moments...

Through the haze of your uncertainty...

I see you...

Proud are my eyes to see you fighting the good fight

I hear the crack in your voice as some words fail to fall from your lips

I know you look around and you feel alone

You feel like the rest of us are OK

That we are the better off...

But looks are always deceiving

Remember...

We are all a little broken

Some even cut themselves just to feel the pain

We pick at the imperfections

Even though that is what makes us unique

We dive head first into the shallow waters of unhealthy relationships

We subject ourselves to toxic friends, drugs, or drink

We eat ourselves to the so called “comfort” of death

While others refuse to eat...

We throw ourselves haphazardly into dangerous situations, taunting the Gods to unleash their wrath on our foolishness

We build the walls of our very own prison

The boundaries that we draw so boldly within the sand not only keep others out

It fences us in...

We evaluate, examine, scrutinize, and demonize every part of our beautiful selves

Measuring our beings against every impossible ideal just so we can confirm our lesser-than status

The cost is so great...

Some even barter their soul...

But when we weigh ourselves like that, nothing adds up right

We do all of these things in private, hiding them with shame from the world

Concealed with a smile

We all do some of it...on some level

Certain people are heroically brave enough to face it, or admit to it...

Sometimes words are not strong or powerful enough

So a long embrace is all that can be said

To comfort you...

Shake you loose...

Breaking the circle...

To reassure you...

Promise you...

To attempt to take some of the bad away...

Even though its not that simple

The reality of life: is that its life

I want to shake you when I see you begin to listen to the things that were said to you by someone more broken than yourself

Someone whose statue of limitations on self-hatred had run out so they heaped it all upon you

I want to wipe away as many of the heavy tears shed

Its a silent weight so many of us bare alone...

Who you are can never be stolen

For your being is rooted in creation

Unique and one of a kind

A soul that brings its very own light to this world

So in those moments when you falter...

I want to hold you up and support you...

When you are struggling with a brain that can't seem to pull itself together

I want to offer a helping hand when you are reaching

Whenever and wherever I can

When those nasty monsters under the bed mange to find their way to the reflection in the mirror

Remember always...

Shame on those who make others feel bad about their happiness found

Finding oneself amongst all the odds within the world is a thing of celebration

Its something worth living

All else is lies...

Finding your true self will not hurt or harm anyone

Those words and long ago hurts that prevent you allowing love and happiness into your life...

Lies...

You are the owner of the dictionary that defines you

I want to take my hands gently to your face

To turn it from side to side

Forcing you take in your surroundings

I shall whisper into your ear, “Do you see me...us?”

You are not alone

The ones that love you will not abandon you

For we will not only be standing behind you

But beside you, always

I want to stand with you toe to toe and say to you emphatically

You.

Are.

A.

Survivor!

And continue to be one

You are a fighter

We all come screaming and thrashing into this world

Clamoring for breath

Fighting to inhale life

We are all born with a scrappy determination to live and thrive

So keep fighting your fight

Let the fire within you burn brighter than the fire that surrounds you

Feel honor on the place you stand

You have kicked, fought, and screamed for this place

You've done your best to beat back the darkness and the beast it bares

You are here now

Living...

Existing...

Breathing in all the moments of life

While exhaling all of the rest

Love with arms wide open

Yes, feeling can hurt

But going through this world without it, hurts more

Pause and reflect

Somethings are needed in black and white

While others require you o embrace all the colour of the light

Feel the warmth of the sun

Follow the path in the stars

Breath...

Life should be more about living in the moment

Rather than fearing what is happening outside of it

It's all waiting for you

For us...

Step outside yourself

Just don't lose the truth of you

Its so easy to forget sometimes

That its just a bad day your having

Not a bad life

Dreams are all unfinished stories for reality to come along and take hold

Because when it comes down to it

Remember...

We are all a little broken

But we are here

Doing our best...

And that is something...rather than nothing

So call upon these words and sentences above when needed

Keep it on hand

Or in case of darkness rises

Because you are too special, awesome, and amazing...

To feel anything less than that!

© 2015