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Feb 2014
These broken hands
cupped around a
fragile light.
Keeping it safe
and protected from
this endless night.

Only in the depths
of their pain
and despair
does a sliver of light
escape through
the tear.
© Annilda Esterhuysen. All rights reserved.
Annilda Esterhuysen
Written by
Annilda Esterhuysen  South Africa
(South Africa)   
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