Life's Chapters

The chapters I face come in many shades.

The range is endless like from black to white.

Each day I begin a new chapter,

Each day I have to have it end.

Some daily chapters of my simple life seem to beam with glories light.

While often, though lately, seem to be darkened with fright.

I choose what the Chapter will say,

I choose my good and even bad days.

But when encompassed so deeply with tears on the edge,

I can choose to look skyward, and not through the hedge.

That choice and power given me,

Is so I can overcome who I use to be.

Chapters have come and the font chosen to write won’t fade.

But Today is a new Chapter and its font will not be grey.

I do not choose my fortune and I do not choose my tests.

But simply I do choose to do my very best.

My Chapters I’ve faced have ranged from black to white.

But Today and forever I choose them to simply be Bright!