Through The Storm..

Clouds dark with judgment
pass over head
casting shadows of depression
upon weary minds.

Thunder begins to crack
sending echos of doubt
ringing through optomistic ears.

As criticism rains down
it washes away footsteps
once proof of accomplishments
now merely faded memories.

Wind relentlessly insulting
casts flaws like stones
stinging into confident eyes.

Always trudging on
against judgment, against doubt
against wind and rain
against criticism and insult.

Toward a distant hope
that beyond the horizon
lay calmer skies...