ALCHEMY
BY ALEX
Positive people are not ignoring
the darkness of this world.
They have dragged themselves
painfully into the light and
are choosing to share it
with you.
I don't bounce out of bed
frothing with platitudes and
positive thoughts.
I do not skip about my day with a
Disney Princess magic shimmering
from my pores.
This hopeful mindset of mine
has been dragged up, kicking and
screaming, from the deepest
depths of rock bottom.
I have chiselled this lightness
out of the densest stone and
I work on it daily to hone its
beauteous shape and cultivate
its shine.
I protect its structure fiercely now
because I know how much work
went in.
And how bleak the landscape of
my mind was, before I created
this breathtaking view.
Do not look at me and mistake
my brightness for shallow,
I went as deep as a soul can go,
to find it.
(Donna Ashworth)