Hope

“Every cloud has a silver lining”

That message begins to fade,

When all the silver only looks like gray

And life is filled 

With nothing but clouds

And moving through each passing day

Feels like you’re caught in a never-ending storm

“Everything happens for a reason”

But each reason has no reason

And nothing feels like it’s happening 

With each changing season

Being stuck in the same solid gray cloud

“You are my sunshine”

Once the gray envelops us

The only thing we can do 

But search for the silver

And the colorful hope 

Will begin to shine through

“Every cloud has a silver lining”

But maybe that lining isn’t silver

Maybe it’s the color of your mother’s hair

Or your friend’s sneakers 

Or your lovers stare

And those colorful linings 

Keep us alive 

And allow us to find

Meaning beyond the gray