ONE THING

Nightfall shuts like dungeon door
My heart sinks and my throat is dry
Exhausted by uncertainty
I shake with fear 'neath heartless sky
Waiting for the sun to rise
For the dawn to warm my heart
Will the day be bright again?
Or will I stay here ripped apart?
Regardless, though, I have one thing
One thing in me that shall remain
One thing inside I can't forget
Even if it causes pain
One thing in me that will not die
Through year-long days and sleepless nights
Through every labored breath I take
Through sorrow, hurt, and tears and fights
Through worries hounding me like wolves
Through storms that shake the very ground
Through all the things that flux and change
Through fits of fear that push me down
Through dips and valleys, high and low
Through crushing ache and broken dreams
Through endless searches for the truth
Through futile sobs and hopeless screams
Through being stretched and spread too thin
Through loss and toil and slow going
Through headlong rush and grinding halt
Through hours--hours--of not knowing
Through fearing what will happen next
Through tempting by rage and apathy
Through desperation and falling down
Through stomach-clenching agony
Through fear at what the future brings
Through every leap without a goal
Through times when I am powerless
Through every dark night of the soul
Through all of this, there is one thing
One thing remains forever true
One thing in me that will not die
Through all of this: my love for you.

Copyright 2007 Christianna Cannon. You have been warned.