In the dark with my tea,
“Who do I want to be?”
The sun will soon rise
And give light to my eyes,
Yet it is right here
Where my thoughts become clear.
As the heat of the drink
Warms my mind up to think,
I consider my way
And who I’ll be today.
Things will go wrong,
Yet I must move along
And take care to react
With my mind still intact.
Things will go rightly
I won’t take it lightly.
For it’s not a platitude
To act with gratitude.
I’ll love far and near,
All the ones I hold dear
And the stranger outside
Who all others deride.
I’ll work with my best
And when put to the test,
I will give it my all
And then let the chips fall.
So here I do sit,
Thinking through all of it,
Calling forth my best me
In the dark with my tea.
