Rilke is wrong
Life isn't right
There is too much pain
Too much hurt
Not enough light
The darkness consumes
It cannot be beat
One must just stand all alone
Shaking from head down to feet
He has to fight the outside
To improve the within
The bleakness is heavy
His strength is wearing thin
How much longer can he fight
To feel goodness and warmth
When wrong seems so easy
Cold, evil winds blow in from the north
Chilled to the bone
From a murderous gust
He digs deep in his brain
To remember to trust
Memories spring to life
The blackness fades to grey
His face smiles a bit
And suddenly, it is not such a horrible day
His soul begins to warm
He envisions a time
When someone picked him up so high
His spirit continues to climb
All darkness is gone now
The gloomy shadow has passed
Sunshine has replaced it
Out it has been cast
It is not finished forever
This he surely knows
But next time he will be ready
To stand firm until over it blows
Life may not be right
But perhaps it's not wrong
He realizes this now
And right now
He is immeasurably strong
May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016 at 2:22 AM UTC
Rilke is wrong
Life isn't right
There is too much pain
Too much hurt
Not enough light
The darkness consumes
It cannot be beat
One must just stand all alone
Shaking from head down to feet
He has to fight the outside
To improve the within
The bleakness is heavy
His strength is wearing thin
How much longer can he fight
To feel goodness and warmth
When wrong seems so easy
Cold, evil winds blow in from the north
Chilled to the bone
From a murderous gust
He digs deep in his brain
To remember to trust
Memories spring to life
The blackness fades to grey
His face smiles a bit
And suddenly, it is not such a horrible day
His soul begins to warm
He envisions a time
When someone picked him up so high
His spirit continues to climb
All darkness is gone now
The gloomy shadow has passed
Sunshine has replaced it
Out it has been cast
It is not finished forever
This he surely knows
But next time he will be ready
To stand firm until over it blows
Life may not be right
But perhaps it's not wrong
He realizes this now
And right now
He is immeasurably strong
