Comes The Dawn

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Hast thou done wrong? Wearing a ragged cloak of shame as thy blackened conscience cried

Out to God in desperate agony of soul?
Hast thou for long felt jagged and torn such that the radiance of thy lively hopes has died?
Comes the dawn, to heal and make thee whole.

Hast thou heard cutting, bitter words of sharp anger and careless prejudices spoken

By men whose hasty hatreds and judgements of violence filled their hearts?

Hast thou beheld dreams of peace in cherished alliances swiftly broken?

Comes the dawn, to justify and reunite the various scattered, shattered parts.

Hast thou heard the moans of the fallen upon the battlefield of life?
Hast thou seen them lay grim and sere in dreadful pain?
Hast thou become soul-weary of conflict, and of strife?
Comes the dawn, to show our valiant striving is ne'er in vain.

Hast thou with thine own self gone to war?-- then found 'twas difficult to choose

Which side to stand against, or for? 'Twixt thy dark, or thy light?
Knowing the inner man must lose to win and win to lose?

Comes the dawn, shining its bright clarity upon that holy fight.

Twin conquests: thine own quixotic desires, and thy immortal, divine, soul;

With these first triumphs dost thee nobly earn thy singular, blessed right

To decide and design what manner of man thee must come to be

When fast falls the darkness, and endless seems the evil night,

In chaos confusion runs amok and wise counsellors do not agree,

And thy most careful, best-wrought plans take hurried flight,

Comes the dawn, to eliminate all self-doubts and misery;

Comes the dawn to illuminate and fill thee full of light;

Comes the dawn, to renew thy vision, reveal the truth, and revise thy strategy,

Comes the dawn to strengthen and encourage thee to rise up once again in thine own might.

Then hold! And hold! With all thy strength, hold! Hold and do not bend!

Hold on though to the right, then left, fall friend after beloved friend!
Then hold! Hold fast what ye have gained! Hold on 'til the very end!

Hold! Trusting that thy loyal Lord shall His armies of angels send!

Hold to every bit with every bit thee hast! Hold 'til all hope is gone!

For look! There cometh rays of light! 'Tis Victory! And with it,

Comes the dawn!

Reviews

[Quattro Hall]

really good. how you kept that over tone of over coming dark thing was fantastic. This makes people think where they stand. I really love how this reads. It could be fighting one self or fighting someone. I think its both. yet your point stands out. fight on! Find your light! do what makes you feel strong.
great job Cat

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T..]

Wow! ... to read it again would be to double-deep the scar, the brand that it leaves. Should we pity the reader that may glimpse and understanding? Is it not an end that comes to all born to this realm of times? Perhaps you write to believe what is written in your heart and in so doing "...comes the dawn."