Here Comes the Sun
by Tanner Olson
writtentospeak.com

When the sun is bright and shining I am unstoppable.
I am friendly and energetic and agreeable.
I am slow to speak and quick to love.
I am less like Jonah and more like Jesus.
I am settled and content and my blood pressure is where the doctors say it should be.
When the sun is out and the skies are blue I am happy and free and the best parts of who I was at 5 years-old.
My head is clear, heart is full, and believe it or not the sun turns me into a version of myself that is out of this world.
I can speak Spanish and French and Klingon and toddler.
I can fly and do multiplication in my head and can even spell the word definitely on the first try.
I can do 1000 push-ups, walk up the stairs without getting winded, and stop a moving train with my left hand.
I can find the best in you and me and us.
I am full of ideas and stories and jokes and joy and hope.

But if God decides to put away the sun for a few days I become someone far from who I want to be.

The darkness brings out the worst of me, someone I never want the world to see. 
I am stale and sluggish and get lost in the overcast corners of my mind, stuck in a place that is far from kind.
I am trapped in the belly of a whale.
I cannot seem to think straight and definetly have trouble finishing sentenc
When the sun is lost and the skies are gray I am blue and negative and stuck in my own way.
I remember all the sins and regrets God has already forgotten.
I am quick to speak and slow to love.
And if I can make it out of bed in the morning I trip over my words, spill my coffee, and bruise my shin on the corner of the lies the sun worked to hide.
I cannot find the truth to believe or the words to write, all I’ve got to hold onto is the reminder that everything will be alright.

And just when I think I cannot go on, here comes the sun.

Doo-Doo-Doo-Doo

With hope,

Tanner Olson
@writtentospeak

About the Author

Tanner Olson is an author, poet, speaker, and podcaster living in Nashville, Tennessee.

He is the author of I’m All Over the Place, As You Go, Walk A Little Slower, and Continue: Poems and Prayers of Hope.

You can find Tanner Olson’s books on Amazon.

His podcast is The Walk A Little Slower Podcast with Tanner Olson and can be found wherever you listen to podcasts.

Tanner Olson travels around the country sharing poetry, telling stories, and delivering messages of hope.

You can follow Tanner Olson on Instagram (@writtentospeak) and Facebook where you’ll daily find encouraging words of faith and hope.