Light Beyond the Hill

It was a lazy afternoon in June When the air hung soft

and still

The house was filled with warmth and hope And summer waiting just

beyond the hill

But who could know that on that night The world they held

would come apart

One wrong turn beneath the stars And childhood left

one fragile heart

She was forced to carry even more Than any heart should have

to bear

One child stood tall beyond those years And did the best to

fill the absence there

But some wounds never show themselves They hide like deep secrets through

the years A child can smile and say I'm fine While secretly

sharing

a mother's tears

Faith and hope can wear so thin When demons linger in the

dark Some roads promise quick relief But leave behind a different mark

Easy answers call your name From voices lurking in the night

And even crowded rooms can feel Like ghosts still searching

for the light

Now somewhere in a quiet place The battles still remain

Struggling hard to find the truth Instead of shelter from the rain

A mother writes her loving words Though tears still cloud her weary

eyes While praying through those sleepless nights That God will hear her

silent cries

The road ahead is yours to choose No shadows know your name

The past will teach,

but need not lead You don't have to walk

that way again

There's still a light beyond the hill And a song that will

not end

The child who lost the morning sun Will learn to shine again

There's still a light beyond the hill Will learn to shine again