CREATURES WHO 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

Nothing 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 rays of sun
Until I could not see
I never knew I was alive
Until the flood, it took me

I imagined hope to have strong 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 in the darkness

The spider saw me though her eyes
And forgave me for my loneliness
For in the realms of black and gray
She knows how to outlast the darkness

For she who has so many eyes
Can see 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.