There was dust,
There was darkness,
There was cruelty,
But there was also a flame
And within this flame lived
Hope,
Kindness,
Love
So much love....
This love wanted to shine
wanted to be seen
wanted to be noticed
The flame forbade them
For fear of being broken
But love couldn't be contained
And love was hurt
Over and over,
Until love locked themselves away;
The flame grew dimmer
Kindness tried to help
But the flame lashed out in fear-
Kindness grew bitter;
The flame grew dimmer,
So dark,
So small,
So alone,
But there was also a spark,
And in this spark
Was Hope-
With hope the spark still lived,
And with it grew courage,
Determination,
Resilience,
The flame grew brighter than ever before,
And love was free to shine even brighter