Emerging from Darkness

From time to time
I go crazy
Think the worst
Can't see the light
When dwelling in the darkness

For the most part
I keep it on the inside
But to people I trust
The shift is as noticeable
As Barbara Walters' face lift(s?)

And then
Just as suddenly as the darkness overpowers
The light shines in
And restores clarity
And hope
And a need to atone

The past few weeks
More destructive than I realized as they were passing
Bad choices
Mixed with bad company
Mixed with bad feelings

Glass is fragile
Can only handle so much pressure
Before it breaks
Or shatters
A break is easier to fix
Than a shatter
But anything's possible
If you've got enough time
And patience

Time is married to emotion
Both pass
And there's nothing you or I can do to stop it
The only thing we can do
Is observe
And enjoy the ride

More now than ever
I know what I want
And what I've given up
Time to get it back
And bring the light I'm basking in
To the darkness that I've spread