I Rise With the Dawn

I awake at sunrise,
even when night has broken me.
Shadows whisper my failures,
but the sun sings my name
and I listen.

I walk with trembling steps,
but each step is a drumbeat,
a life tempo,
a chorus of hope.

I've carried storms inside my chest,
drowned in oceans of uncertainty,
yet here I stand
a lighthouse,
shining for the lost.

Every scar is a song,
every tear a note,
every breath a verse
in the anthem of becoming.

I am not my mistakes,
I am the second chance melody.
I am not my fears,
I am the fire that engulfs them.
I am not my past:
I am the horizon
wide, waiting, infinite.

Let the world attempt to silence me then.
I will wake at dawn.
I'll sing with the sun.
And I'll never give up until the sky itself claps for me
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Daniels Avatar
September 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Beautiful offering, Shadrack ! Very positive last line. I enjoyed : until the Sun itself claps for me. Keep writing & remember to visit the contest pg here to enter your offerings. Blessings to Italy from South Africa.
SAFARI Avatar
September 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement! I'm truly grateful you took the time to read and connect with my poem. Your blessing from South Africa reaches me warmly here in Italy. I’ll definitely visit the contest page as you suggested. Sending light and inspiration your way! ???
Agustin Avatar
September 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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