Light

The evil's gone away once more
But the demons still remain
A niggling hurtful memory
In the confines of my brain
They wait for signs of weakness
To sneak in round the back
To make my outlook bleak again
And paint my whole world black
But in the past I'd let them
Showing no fight or resistance
Tired and weak defeated from
Their overpowering persistence
That was many moons ago
So many things have come to be
Now I tell them all to shut up
And get the hell away from me.
The change came when I took hold
Of the steering wheel of my life and soul
The journey now is smoother
And the choices are my own
Smiling comes so easily
Laughter has no price to pay
Reduced procrastinating patterns
As I try to seize the day

Copyright © Matthew P. Nicholson 2007

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