woke up to the sun

it's been raining for so long now 

each pounding drop 

a sobering reality that never lets me rest 

the downpour keeps me moving, 

and praying 

and crying 

and comforting those who mourn

but today

I woke up to the sun 

shining through the door

dancing on the floor 

and I 

remember you are hope 

you have not let us go 

oh joy again for you are faithful 

as the morning light 

my most common prayer is please,

oh father, please, 

you cannot leave us here 

the girl objectified and sold 

the boy who scarring secrets hold 

humanity is dark as ever 

but today

I woke up to the sun 

shining through the door

dancing on the floor 

and I 

remember you are hope 

you have not let us go 

oh joy again for you are faithful 

as the morning light

the cycle of the earth is to live and die and live again 

oh resurrection come 

but today

I woke up to the sun 

shining through the door

dancing on the floor 

so please 

teach me to hope again 

and what joy really is 

and how you make the dead come back to life 

backstory: after weeks, months really, of so much sadness, pain, hurt, and unfixable problems in my life and the lives of people around me, today was a breath of hope. it began by simply being woken up by rays of sunshine peeking through the blinds over the door to my room. it's been raining for weeks, and that sun just made me jump out of bed full of hope and joy. and I realized that those have become infrequent feelings for many of us. but today, God reminded me again that after night is day, after fall is spring, and after all of this he will make all things new.

ps - this song does have a melody, but I don't have any way of sharing it at the moment!