Those days before the War

The day when everything
Was alright, I woke up all
Smiles, and the sun was shining
Bright, my coffee was the purest
Sin I could ever taste and the
Clock ticked by lazily, and as I went
Off to sleep, I felt beautiful,
Wrapped in serenity and the
Warmth of love in my heart was
There to drive all demons away.

Another day I woke up terrified,
Like there's a fortress I must
Conquer, my eyes were still pools of
Gloom, and my coffee seemed to be
The drink of doom, each hour passed
Like a milestone on the way to death
And when night came, it brought with
It the monsters in my head, they told me,
I'm worth nothing, no matter how hard
I try, I am no more, just a kite dreaming
Of her flight into the sky, but even as I
Sobbed into my pillow, my heart kept
Beating loud in my chest, and someone
Told me, I must never forget, if I grab on
To hope with all my strength, and keep
On going, even through hell, better days
Would arrive, when things won't be just
Alright, when things will go how I want
Them to, that there's a power in me that
I must find, even when the darkness turns
Me blind, and when I do, I won't be a kite
Waiting in a cage, I would be a phoenix,
Whose tale would be told, in a golden page.