Dawn & Dusk

I have fought fearsome foes
In abandoned castles of dark
I have heard misery’s whispers
In the centre of my heart

I have crossed bleak landscapes
Where my blood turned ice-cold
I have felt Sorrow’s blade
Burrow deep into my soul

I learned to tolerate the cold
How to see in the dark
I learned to shoulder the heavy burden
To feel the pain and not gasp

The thought of light
Makes my heart crack
As I have to consider
All I have lost in this dark

It is so much easier
To accept pain as a friend
Then to keep trying to believe
That one day it will end

It took one kind of courage
To endure the cold night
It will take a different kind of courage
To reignite hope’s light