Challenges

I'm sitting in my hiding place
though I'm not alone.
I feel His presence guiding me,
taking me along.


I look around and smile bright,
telling Him to hold me tight-
because I am on a ledge.


Alone, I feel, I can't stand right,
these challenges that pass me by.
Winds are blowing,
push me down. 
Help me through the dark.


Yet I'll hold on,
head held high-
Certain hardships will pass by.
At my side,
You and I,
everything's alright.

       By
Mushky Nagar

Mushky Nagar, age 18, is a graduate of Bnos Menachem High School, and is currently learning in Chaya Mushka Seminary in Tzfat. Poem found at...www.chabad.org