Hit with a blow that knocks me off my feet
I fear my only option is just to retreat
From the start I know that I’m about to fall apart
But I just keep on going; try to hold my head up high
Knowing all the good I’m showing is really just a lie
An attempt to hide the pain that’s buried deep inside
Sometimes it feels surreal, like a nightmare I can’t escape
But everything is real, it’s life; and life’s not always fair
I thought time would make things better, that hurt would fade away
But time makes me a debtor to the hurt that’s here to stay
Every time I’m on the brink, each time that I start to sink
God seems to intervene, to bring to light the things unseen
My heart begins to decay; my mind and emotions in disarray
I just wish this was the end, not of my life, but of this trend
Their failures hang in front of me, in plain sight for all to see
It’s like I’m being dared to follow in their shoes
Admittedly I’m scared, but boldly I refuse
Now once again I’m here, terrified by fear
I look into the future and all seems to be black
I can’t even see the path to keep me on the track
But out of the darkness, out of this night
There seems to be a hope, there’s actually a light
The Rescuers have found me; help me up the slippery slope
They wrap their arms around me; they refuse to let me fall
At times I tried to struggle free, but they refuse to let me go
Slowly the darkness fades away, the night enveloped by the day
My pain may never subside, but the anger is from my pride
I’ll have to fight it ever day, with borrowed strength to keep it at bay
Hit with a blow that knocked me off my feet
But now I slowly stand, I will not accept defeat
© Travis Logan 07/07/2008
