Cold Nights...

There are moments that are so cold,
There are nights that are so dark,
That I remember
How cold and long and dark
All those nights alone were.
How helpless I felt...
How distant I felt...
How empty I felt...
How alone I felt...

But...
I may be cold,
I may be shivering,
I might be out in the darkest of night,
But I am not alone.
I am no longer empty,
I live in the present,
And I am stronger than I ever was.

Each sunset
And dark of night
Brings a new sunrise,
And a new day.

I walk now in the brightness of day,
The sun shining on my face
As I turn my freckled nose high
And smell the sweetness of sunshine,
And feel the warmth of being renewed.

It's a new day.