--- title: Awakening of the morning! date: 2008-08-12T07:27:43Z modified: 2008-08-12T07:30:04Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/awakening-of-the-morning/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 354 categories: - Life Poems featured_image: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/inside1.jpg" author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2008-08-12T07:30:04Z tags: - Life Poems --- [![inside](http://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/inside1.jpg) ](http://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/inside.jpg) when the day comes to a close and the lights start to dim when darkness begins to engulfs people scurry back into their den shutting themselves off in the comfort of artificial light, unable to face [the darkness](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/the-darkness.md) they sleep the pain away; like glass windows, when the sun is [shining](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/rise-and-shine.md) everything is rosy; everyone [sparkle](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/bringing-a-sparkle.md) with joy; when the light fades away, the smile changes to a frown fear takes over and drives them away; dark and gloomy all around the sun long set in my horizon [i stand here](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/i-stand-here.md) all alone and watch them hide from themselves; brave enough to accept my mistakes; courageous to [battle](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/battle-life.md) my emotional demons; i stand here in darkness under the beacon light that shines from inside me! with hope and confidence [lighting my path in the darkness](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/between-light-and-darkness.md) i stand here, waiting to be first one to welcome the awakening of the morning!