My Test

What darkens the night
When the sun fades from sight
What guiding hand leads me on
As unseen things scurry about and are gone

What courage tempers my heart
When all around is naked and stark
And when my soul cries out in the test
These struggles scar deeply I do attest.

© Paul Warren Poetry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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