Beyond

What is easiest to see 

Is what is direct in front of us 

Sometimes it blocks out the world 

Preventing us from seeing beyond 

Life isn’t always like the road in Georgia 

You can see what’s ahead for miles 

Long before you reach anything 

You’ve known it was coming a long time 

In life 

Obstacles arise in the spur of the moment 

Clouds drop down and hide the future 

Problems obscure your vision 

Demanding all attention 

It is not an easy thing to do 

But, we must learn to see beyond 

There is still sunshine behind those clouds 

There will be days beyond today 

I get it 

It’s hard to do 

Much easier to say it 

Believing it, however 

Takes Herculean effort at times 

Here are some helpful facts 

There are still people who love you

There are still those who believe in you 

Not just before 

Not just during 

But, beyond 

Still there 

Still loving 

Still believing 

Still supporting 

Hold to that 

Keep it in your heart 

Say it with your lips 

Believe it 

Your problems won’t disappear 

As if by some magic 

But you are not alone in them 

And that’s a fact, not magic 

There 

Or here 

Anywhere 

Find it 

Borrow belief 

Borrow happiness 

Borrow strength 

Borrow from beyond 

Beyond 

© Ron Simpson Jr.

September 8, 2022