Broken sunshine

Broken sunshine falls on my face As I stand here in this lonely place But in this brokenness, I see The strength and resilience inside of me I may be misunderstood by others But I still have my own truths to discover And in the end, that's all that matters Standing in the broken sunshine, I will rise above the chatter Standing in the broken sunshine Searching for my own truth divine The one I thought would understand Has turned out to be blind in this land I spoke my words with such clarity But they misunderstood my sincerity No efforts made to fix my fears They have no idea how much it costs me tears Wrapped in confusion, I try But all my attempts go unnoticed by and by Giving more of myself than I should I'm tired of being continuously misunderstood Struggling to find a true friend My heart now heavy, I can't pretend Misunderstood by the one I hold dear Leaves me feeling depleted and full of fear Broken sunshine falls on my face As I stand here in this lonely place But in this brokenness, I can see The strength and resilience inside of me I may be misunderstood by others But my own truths, I will uncover In the end, that's all that really matters Standing in the broken sunshine, my spirit will not shatter Rising above the noise and the chatter I'll embrace my own truth and let it scatter For I am more than what they perceive Standing in the broken sunshine, I will believe. Written by Davina Browne 2023