A Small Flashlight

The way is dark up ahead of me The way is dark and I cannot see What I love the most is a flashlight beam Lighting up the way when I cannot see The way unfolds like an open hand The way unfolds like I didn't plan And only in looking back do we understand That the way was true as an open hand Over trials and trouble I've already come And the net appeared when I needed one Yes the road is dark and the ground is rough Most the time a flashlight has to be enough We move forward one step at a time Wide-eyed and hopeful, lost and half blind Mistake by mistake, we all learn to be kind There is so much to see and to realize If I could close my mouth and open up my eyes And the world will tell us more than enough lies But we'll find our way with a small flashlight --- A Small Flashlight - Carrie Newcomer