By Sy Dorfman
When you’re feeling down
In the darkest hour of night,
How do I make an effort
To try to make things right.
It is true that you can hope
And it is true that you can pray,
But will that be enough
To make everything okay.
Dark forces can attack you
At any time of day,
Something you never expected
to turn out this way.
So what do I do?
And how do I speak?
And how do I face discomfort
When I’m negatively weak?
So what is the solution
to the things I cannot see?
Am I aware of what I’m doing
To be the way I really want to be?
So what do I do when
temptation is so strong?
Can I do what is right
and stop doing what is wrong?
What if I make a commitment –
a ritual that I should say,
Something that would prevent me
From letting temptation have its way.
So when I choose to sacrifice my comfort
And when I acknowledge my fear
Isn’t that more important
to be fully aware.
But if I’m afraid to take on a challenge
That I know will cause fear
Then how is it possible
To make a commitment and stick to a plan
Even though my temptation says
“There’s no way that you can.”
So when you’re in the present
RIGHT NOW is what you should see,
And then you look at feelings
to tell you how to be.
Before you look at feelings
awareness is the key
If it’s happening as you see it
Then that’s how it should be.
You will see a big difference
In the way you really want to feel
And then you will know
That this is what is real.
