darkness will not win

You say you are not strong enough to keep living

And yet too afraid to die

When really the bravery was always in you

To give hope another try

I cannot pretend to know

What it's like inside of your head

My ears are deaf to all the things

And all the words your demons said

But I want you to know that

With every battered breath you take

Every time you remind yourself

That you're going to make

it

You remind the rest of us

We're going to make it

too

You are not the things

That echo in your head

You are not the dreams

That you think are dead

You are not the graveyard

Of the thoughts that have turned to rust

Or the hopes of tomorrow

That you laid down in the dust

You are not the fear

The pain

The heartache or the things

You think are done in vain

Don't you dare say

You aren't brave

or strong

Or that you're too far gone to save

Because believe me, you're wrong

And don't you dare say

That you aren't worth

it

Because every morning

When you decide to get out of bed

Whether you want to or

not

You show us all what a warrior looks like

So, no, I don't know your demons

And God knows if I could slay them for you I would

Because I believe that light drives out darkness

And we overcome evil with good

And I want to destroy the things that hurt you

And all that makes you cry

I promise you that though I might fail

I will always, always try

My promises are brittle

Feeble and weak

But still with every breath

It's them I'll strive to keep

And even if I fail

There are still these to hold

Perfect love casts out all fear

No weapon formed against you shall prosper

Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden

And I will give you rest

For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son

That whosoever believes in Him will not perish

But have everlasting life

I will make a pathway through the wilderness

I will create rivers in the dry wasteland

My power is made perfect in weakness

I know that hearing this doesn't mean

You don't have monsters left to fight

But when the devils are lurking in your mind

And you're not sure you'll make it through the night

Please promise that you'll remember

Darkness is always driven out by Light

-ashlyn