What do you do when the waters get rough
When being tough doesn’t seem like enough
When the smallest situations reduce you to tears
When you feel taken over by all of your fears
You feel so stressed out it is hard to sleep
You lay on your pillow and continue to weep
When your body is hurting, and your stomach in knots
The negativity is taking over your thoughts
The times when you feel like you are going through hell
Are perhaps the times that open your shell
To new possibilities and sometimes change
Even though it seems kind of strange
In these times we can emerge a new person
Or we choose to just let things worsen
I encourage you to find the light in the dark
Find what it is that sets you apart
Apart from the darkness, the loathing, the shame
Because living a life of sadness is pretty lame
Living a life that is uninspiring and dull
Is not living much of a life at all
Get comfortable and experience the pain
Don’t try to mask it, it will drive you insane
I know it is easy to turn to alcohol, food, or dope
Instead try relaxing and relying on hope to cope
Hope for a new day
The ability to do things in a new way
You can do this, just relax
These are more than just facts
Push through the anxiety, the fear, the stress
Wake up and set your intentions to do your best
Talk to someone and get it off your chest
Keep your faith every day, God will do the rest
I know it hurts now, but time seems to heal
Keep yourself busy or just try to chill
I know when life gets real
It gets hard to deal
I’m not tell you how to feel
I just want you to heal
I’m trying to show you some love
That pain is not a one size fits all, glove
Know that you are being looked out for from above
I’m writing this because I have experienced this pain
But I chose to let it drive me insane
I wish I would have dealt with it in a positive way
Perhaps that would have changed who I am today
I have dealt with situations in a positive way too
Listen to God he will show you what to do
After all the goal is just to get through
Through to a brighter day
Rely on him to show you the way
When you look back you will see it made you stronger
The things that you feared you will fear no longer
If you were strong enough to overcome that state of mind
Imagine when things are good, the joy you could find
The joy to live your life and help others overcome their pain
You could help continue the healing chain