Little Blue Clouds

On days without clouds

Sunshine burns my skin

Invisible rays

Leave callouses thin

Without my blue clouds

In an orange can

I’m forced to seek shade

Stick my head in sand

With little blue clouds

My middle's secure

But on days without

My mind is more pure 

I never take time

To look at the sky

The fear of the hurt

Means beauty drifts by

But without the clouds

The sky is so blue

The highs are up there

Though lows are there too

I stick with my clouds

And accept the mean

For my present’s sake

To keep my mind clean

I work toward my strengths

For fortitude and

One day I’ll emerge

A much stronger man

When my job is done

And I find my ground

I’ll trade them for wings

And I’ll fly around

I’ll look past the clouds

To a bright blue sky

I’ll bear through the lows

To bask in the highs