Darkness is not the opposite of light. It is the absence of light. One small match illuminates a vast cavern. Our eyes cling to the light, while fears retreat to far corners. Light has measurable properties, physical substance. Light is real. Darkness is nothing. ~ Jo Helen Cox

Cling to the light of recovery,
force the fears to retreat,
to flee to the corners, to diminish.
The light is real, darkness is nothing.
Your mind’s craziness is not real,
need not control, has no power.
Hold to the light, to the hope.
Know that the light will grow,
that the fears lose their power,
that a better life awaits if you believe,
if you accept, if you cling to the light.