The Tunnel's Light

The tunnel looks long, longer than expected,
Filled with slime, dirt and discouragement immeasurable,
A glimpse at the end, but all you see is darkness,
Darkness so near, it clings to your skin.

The people you looked up to, have all deserted you,
At a time when their help would have meant a lot to you;
Help seems so vague and extremely unattainable,
And now you are at the verge of desperation and collapse.

The pain! Oh so gruesome and unbearable,
Making thoughts of death so welcome and comforting,
“Why me Lord, why me alone?” you ask,
“In this tunnel so dark and lonely”

Excommunicated, rejected and alienated,
Broken, busted and sorely disgusted,
Life now is to you but a pain in the neck,
And all hope is leaked out of you completely.

Tomorrow to you is an endless journey of futility,
Days of struggle, filled with tears and nothingness,
With the tunnel so dark and devoid of a single ray,
How will you ever stand in rank with the mighty?!

But how long will you live a life of defeat and complaint,
Being dug deeper and deeper into the pit of pity,
If you look harder you will but see,
The light resides not at the end of the tunnel,
The light to the tunnel is inside of you.

Arise; shine, for your light is come,
Turn up the sparks of illumination welled up in you,
Look deep within, rather than without;
Life is only dark when you choose to leave it so,
Dare to be mighty, rank with the glorious.

Pick up your life that was broken in pieces,
Put them together and learn from the fall,
You were born to rule and reign in this world,
Fashioned by the best for a life of purpose.

Arise from the pit, shake off the dust,
Transform your caterpillar to become a beautiful butterfly,
Stretch forth your hand to touch His garment,
Draw strength and hope from the fountain of virtue,
And move out in strength to fulfill your destiny.

Destined for the top, packaged for greatness,
The choice to destiny fulfill, lies in your hand,
Prove to the world an agent of change you are,
Dare to be daring, take the leap of faith,
Tap into your potentials, transform them to manifestations,
Say like David, “I’m a wonder unto many”,
For even the world cannot stand in the way of he,
Who his world, was destined to change.

In all you see, do or imagine,
Let this thought always be with you,
“The light lies not at the end of the tunnel,
You are the illumination in the tunnel’s tummy”,
When this realization finally dawns on you,
You’ll be able to say at the end of your voyage:
“I came, I saw, I conquered”.