CREATURES THAT OUTLAST THE DARKNESS

I am the flood, the rain when it comes

The pull of the river, the depth of the mud

I see dark clouds when I look up

And God is never big enough

No one else can save me now 

I wrap myself up in the clouds 

From my hands, the lightning comes 

And thunder keeps the brave ones out

I never felt the warmth of the sun

Until I could no longer see

I never knew that I was alive

Until the flood came and took me 

I imagined hope to have white wings

Bright eyes and golden feathers

But in the realms of black and gray

Such creatures don't outlast the weather

Instead, it felt like spider's web

The only thing left in dark corners

When all the stars have disappeared 

And a cold wind blows through the darkness

The spider saw me though her eyes

And forgave me for my loneliness

For in the realms of black and gray

It's she who can outlast the darkness

For one who looks through many eyes 

Can glimpse eternity

And where the darkness meets the light 

She spins so gracefully

Staring at the nighttime sky

I think the light is winning

For even when there's no starlight 

Small hopes, from silk, she's spinning

Hope is feeling the sun return

Not knowing you had lost it 

For in the realms of black and gray

We are creatures who outlast the darkness.