I’m slowly learning to see blue skies
When I was taught to see the grey
The thunderclouds of disappointment
The sharp lightning strikes of shame
I’m starting to see the marvel of rainbows
Fractured light through drops of rain
The hidden beauty found when sorrow
Gives way to hope as life begins again
I will never know if you’re proud of me
If I’m good enough, if I’ve done well
So I’m teaching myself to see blue skies
To see light where once darkness fell
No, life isn’t all rainbows and blue skies
But nor it is all darkness, blame and pain
I get to choose where I put my focus
I choose sunshine over rain
