The Cloud IS the Silver Lining

There was the switch    
Like a fake pass in the fourth quarter    
No one saw it coming    
Well, maybe nobody  
I'm sure no one would tell you if they did    
   
"A shift in the weather" as they say    
Rays of sunlight cascading through pale  grey clouds    
... Of course it's still raining,    
She'll take it anyway    
Could this be a glimpse of the promise  
    
Holding on all these years has been tough
She stays hopeful...    
Not really,  hope has long been gone,  
Still, she pushes on    
   
Often she wonders  
"Are life's hurdles this high for everyone?"  
But she's just 5'2... (and a half)    
What if only she'd been taller  
Maybe then?  
   
But now,  
She has a good job  
Now she has a home    
It seems things aren't going so bad    
Not in those areas at least    
Yet, Look what all she had to lose    
   
Scratch that thought,  we mustn't dwell,  
Focus solely only on the good    
She's conditioned her mind for such avoidance  
After four long hard years    
She finally put their picture on the wall