Sickness, sorrow, death, disgrace, <br />All of these I have to face ; <br />Pain of body, fret of mind, <br />Poverty, with bread to find. <br /> <br />Restless day and sleepless night, <br />Dread of darkness, fear of light, <br />Not a soul to care for me, <br />Not a friend on earth but thee. <br /> <br />Thou, too, hast a frightened stare <br />'Neath thine eyelids, unaware. <br />And like Him Who raised the dead, <br />Hast not where to lay thy head. <br /> <br />But because thou lovest me, <br />For thy sake I'll fight us free <br />Prom this deadlock of despair, <br />From this hell, to heaven, I swear<br /><br />Louisa Lawson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/light-in-darkness-5/
