Better Days

Better days are on the way.

The sun will show its face.

in the morning . It will do

so without warning.

Today’s rain runs down

a cracked window pane.

Bad thoughts pollute

a worried brain.

Tonight’s silence joins

an alliance with invasive

memories. Guilt creeps

in, demons come out,

and worry washes over

me. My mind tells me

things I refuse to believe.

These voices in my head

will not leave, but it’s okay

because there are better 

days around the corner.

Cold nights take some time

to get warmer. Without

nightmares, sweet dreams

wouldn’t be as good. When

my eyes close, and I drift

away, I will walk across

the bridge from reality to

a distant land. I will awake

and take a deep breath.

The sun will be shining;

the birds will be singing.

I left the bad times behind,

as a better day is beginning.