'UNINVITED'

EVERY SO OFTEN
IT SNEAKS IN
UNIVITED.
 
CONQUERING, CRUSHING,
CLOUDING THE MIND,
LIKE A WINDOW SHADE
CLOSING OUT THE SUNSHINE,
A BLACK MOOD SETS IN
FILING THE SPIRIT
WITH SADNESS---
LEAVING NO ROOM FOR JOY.
 
AND OVERPOWERED BY THE WEIGHT,
WITH KNEES UPON THE GROUND,
A WHISPERED PRAYER ESCAPES---
 
AND GOD TURNS ON A LIGHT.
 
 
                                                            For thou wilt light my candle;
                                                            the Lord my God will enlighten
                                                            my darkness.            Psalms  18:28