The Light By: Amanda K. Dudley-Penn

I stand among the dark of the world

And wonder where the light has gone.

I whisper a prayer of sadness

And try to find the sun.

I wonder when tomorrow reigns

Who will be the lead.

The ones who tell the pretty lies

Or the ones who help you and me.

I feel my heart break in sadness

As I see this world’s sins.

I wonder when the pain will diminish

When the bias will end.

I see history repeating

And the consequences of those mistakes.

I hear the lies within voices

And the petty promises of the fakes.

I feel the thunder and the fear

Of generations who will follow.

The stolen dreams and the stolen lives

That will be their sorrow.

Still, I stand in this world

Where hate has been allowed to breed.

I wonder and I hope

That the light didn’t really leave.

I cry in despair

As I search for those not blind.

I hope someone takes my hand

And stands by my side. 

I wish for comfort

As the world begins petty fights.

I search for the hope.

I am desperate for the light.

I stand with my head bowed

Waiting for people to see.

I wipe a tear from my eye

As I realize that the light is in you and me.