Poetry of Life Series - Afraid of the Dark

Afraid of the Dark
By Todd Royce Gubler
Written 12/31/03
Ending revised 8/28/05

Sometimes, afraid, I lie awake and stare
Praying to God, hoping He’s still there
Troubled by sadness and mistakes of the past
Wondering how long this misery must last
I lie there and I wonder and I try to sleep
Begging for mercy, the depression so deep
I hope and I wonder what life will bring next
Worried so dearly about life’s current bad text
When will a new chapter, close out the old?
When will the story completed, be ready to be told?
I lie and I worry, completely robbed of my rest
Why am I so sad, why others are so, so blessed
The answer evades me, I guess I have lessons yet to learn
But oh the sting of sadness, sometimes it really, really burns
And then the dawn begins to break, the nights torrent now must close
The sun it seems my fears to ease, a better day maybe, who knows