i go long periods of time without finding good in myself. then there is a faint flicker in the distance, beyond the empty hopelessness and the voices shouting my flaws and shortcomings. and then all at once it's there blazing. a bringt beacon of magnificent light on a stormy sea. it's beautiful and i clutch to it. i can't feel anything but gratitude for every moment of my stupid existance. my heart swells like a balloon left unattended on a helium tank and just before it bursts,i lose my grip. i soar for a brilliant moment uninhibited through the air before i lose altitute and lie deflated on the dirty pavement