Sunrise Awakening

The gloom seemed inevitable
it always did,
having to leave you behind.
The world seemed to agree this time
with the emotion flooding through my veins.
And the thunder sounded
with the beating of my heart.
Driving west, the blood drained from me,
streaming sanguine trails
in the sky behind.
I was driving into the storm,
black & grey and empty.
Then the light of my life
caught my eye
in the rear view mirror.
My world was lit up behind me.
I could see the sun rising,
filling the sky with color
so beautiful it hurt.
It reminded me of what I was leaving behind;
the most beautiful thing on Earth.
But seeing it again I felt hope
filling my veins
because I knew the storm would pass,
annihilating the clouds and clearing the sky.
And soon the sun
would rise over Los Angeles