From The Dark Into The Light
I am glad I was around.
You were going to the dark side of town.
You said you had to help someone.
I knew where you were coming from.
You would always think of others.
You would help them, despite your druthers.
It is not safe on the dark side of town.
There are rapists and evil clowns.
You will feel better if I come along.
Only for protection, don’t get me wrong.
You will want me to be around.
When you go to the dark side of town.
Together, we will make a team.
A couple who are looking mean.
Ready to take on any threat.
Don’t try something you will regret.
We made it to the one you seek.
They were ready to claim defeat.
They had hit bottom. Down and out.
Lying in an alley with feces about.
The place stunk to high heaven.
He had reached his Armageddon.
He was drunk and smelled like a brewery.
Too undernourished for any Tom Foolery.
He barely had the energy to walk with help.
This place wouldn’t rate one star on Yelp.
You will want me to be around.
When you go to the dark side of town.
Together, we will make a team.
A couple who are looking mean.
Ready to take on any threat.
Don’t try anything you will regret.
We got him up and the hell out of there.
He was almost more than we could bare.
She said “Are you ready to go with me?”
He said “Anywhere is a better place to be.”
We hailed a cab and took him home.
Cleaned him up and said he wasn’t alone.
Nursed him back to health again.
Got him in A.A. where he made a friend.
He remained sober and worked the steps.
He got a job. He had no regrets.
—————————-R. W. Johnson—–(2016)