I woke up this morning and the dark clouds started to gather
They loomed threateningly over my mind
I tried to shake them off but they hung on tenaciously
With gnarled fingers and crooked nails
They began to sink their claws into my heart
Desperate to shake it off, I searched frantically for a release
I started a task in Word then moved on to another in Audacity
Stepped off that and jumped on Facebook
Sending messages, liking and loving but yet no change
Lots of activity but my mind was still in turmoil
The claws held on but I was not going to let it rest
Desperately I searched my heart and my world
Then I stumbled on a video reminder of my queenship
Monarchs sometimes have to fight for their kingdoms
Not because of what they did or said
But because this life is full of ups and downs
Those who keep their kingdoms don’t stay in the down
When they experience downs, they face it
They face the downs sometimes with courage
And sometimes scared to their pants
Sometimes with fingers firm and at other times shaking
But always never letting their sceptre go
We Queens never let the darkness win
We hold on to the glimmer from our hopes and beliefs
And we clamber out of the valley of darkness
We make the climb focusing on that glimmer
We make the climb, bruised and bloody, but never giving up
We make the climb no matter how hard
Because that’s what Queens do
Reminded of who I was, I felt the darkness dispersing
A word from others today and a memory from yesterday
And this queen stood up, threw her shoulders back
And took back her throne with her head held high
This time I am not just keeping my kingdom
Watch out for my expansion!
