Summer Rain Blues

for days now I've been feeling blue Ashamed from stupid things I do Kicked myself, distraught, knocked down Can't seem to shake this sorry frown I tried with might to halt the force Like caverely marching, men and horse But tears too strong to hold inside came crashing down, a torrid slide And there I stayed for days and days Time ticked by, face unchanged Swathed in dirt and mud and grime Flotsam, jetsam of the mind I lay in darkness and searched for clues On how to stop these summer rain blues And from the thick, jet black cruel night I saw a flicker, a candlelight Alone it stood, so small obtuse Yet the more I stared, the more it grew This tiny flame engulfed the room Illuminating, in full bloom I am the flame that dances tonight Winds will shake me, but I will re-light I am warmth and I am bright I feel happy now, tomorrow firmly in my sight