I knew the right

Thing to do

Did I

Go that far

As to go through

With everything

Or did I cower away

From the hope

That light brings

In the new day

I knew the right

Thing to do

I won’t regret

The truth

Of what I know

To be right

Charming hopes

Come from those

Who are willing to try

Hope on

Rather than

The darker side

In the middle of December

When the snow falls white

And crisp

On the pavement

Of New York City

I can see a future

Bright and clear

But the needles of

Fear

Play in my ear

So everyday I take

With great gratitude

To the city in December

The city I remember

A nibble left

In the time

I have

To say

That what is given

Is best rather

Than taken away

From the eyes of the people

So see your own light

In the world we know

Today

Until the day

When all pain

Is gone

From the bones

Of the those

Walking the earth

That is the day

When evil has

Left us alone

In our own human

Role

On this earth

We must resist

The fear of falling

Into the darkness

And rise up

To the day