The Light Shines Through

The light shines through The broken places of my mind Where people are too often unkind Where I see things with a different view Where my vision I’m told is askew Where I’ve learned to not believe in everything I think That bad habit led me down the road of drink I don’t let anyone tell me who I am anymore The light shines through The broken traces of my soul When I lost faith in God at seven years old It took four decades for me to be carried back home In the time since then I feel I’ve come into my own With friends it’s not about loving them more Rather it’s about knowing them more The love is already there The light shines through The broken places of my heart Where hurt and betrayal embered a spark Where forgiveness means letting myself off the hook Where I find solace in the pages of the book Where no one really knows the heart of anyone else It’s a life full of words, friends and dancing for myself