You Showed me Gold

You stood in the lamplight with wind whipping your hair

Glowing radiance -- nothing else I knew could compare

When I complained about the cutting cold, you said

“Be thankful the rain has passed and dark clouds have fled”

You always saw the upside while I found the dark

And while I battled demons, you were making your mark

The only surprise was how long you stayed with me

Gone when being my savior became an impossibility

I alone had to fight my demon with ax and hammer hit

With fists, knees, and foul words until I conquered it

By the time I was free of the past, mended and strong

You were long away gone; long, long away gone

I guess you were a messenger sent to me

Teaching me, so I could learn a new way to see

You showed me gold when I saw nothing but rock

You stopped me from yelling; taught me to talk

Now I think of our time like the calm between storms

Like placid water before the rocks where rapids form

And I think of you when I walk out in the night

And the wind chases the clouds and rain out of sight

I alone had to fight my demon with ax and hammer hit

With fists, knees, and foul words until I conquered it

By the time I was free of the past, mended and strong

You were long away gone; long, long away gone

Now I think of our time like the calm between storms;

Like placid water before the rocks where rapids form

And I think of you when I walk out into the night

And the wind chases the clouds and rain out of sight