Optimum

As I lay awake at night,
I think about what could have been?
My shattered dreams, fall from height
And all the things I could have seen.

What lay before my eyes?
Nothing but impenetrable haze.
Not an ounce of hope, faith dies
Lost in life's unfriendly maze.

Complication lies on every path of life.
Find yourself, in adversity.
A lesson learnt with every strife.
Find yourself, a sanctuary.

Why think about what could have been?
When I can think about what could be?
All the things that I could have seen,
I can still see if I set myself free.

What lays before my eyes?
Beauty that is not beyond me,
Hope and faith and all things wise.
I have the world at my mercy.