The Power of the Light
The little girl is in my mind-
Alone -
Surrounded by the night
And how I wish
That I could find
Some way to tell her
That everything
Will be alright-
To just put my arms
Around her,
And hold her-
Oh, so tight-
As I reveal that,
After years of struggle
She will discover
That she has always
Been alright,
When, at last - and forever-
She crawls into the light
Yet there is
No going back-
Only forward
From now on-
And I can be gentle
With the woman now
For the little girl
Is long gone
But she was one
Of the lucky ones
Along the dim lit path
For she was to grow
And come to know
That to thwart
Another’s progress
Is the one true sin
And the only control
Should ever come,
From the guiding light
within
