If you're struggling, this poem is for you...........

Sometimes,

I forget

that no matter

how difficult,

nay, 

near impossible

life may seem,

.......... inevitably,

and regardless,

change will come.

Sometimes,

I forget

that no matter

the horridness

and ugliness that

may come my way,

.......... inevitably,

and regardless,

beauty will come.

Sometimes,

I forget

that no matter

how tired,

exhausted and

fatigued

I may feel,

.......... inevitably, 

and regardless,

renewal will come.

Sometimes,

I forget

that no matter

how lonely and

isolated

 I may feel,

.......... inevitably,

and regardless,

communion will come.

Sometimes,

I forget

that no matter

how much my

body aches and

slowly deteriorates,

.......... inevitably,

and regardless,

wisdom will come.

Sometimes,

I forget

that no matter

how many tears

I shed or hold back,

.......... inevitably,

and regardless,

joyfulness will come.

Sometimes,

I forget

that no matter

how distressed and

anguished my

soul may be,

.......... inevitably,

and regardless,

peace will come.

Sometimes,

I forget

that no matter

how dark 

tomorrow may seem,

.......... inevitably,

and regardless,

a fresh new day will come.

(Citizen Z)

Dear reader, if perhaps my poem seem

a little unrealistically positive, I'll let you in on

a secret of mine. When I feel at my most darkest

I force myself to write something uplifting and hopeful.

Usually doing so helps me grab on to a kernel

of hope.

about the image: pastels on large canvas

(The mess painting with pastels creates is

overwhelming and it gets into everything!)