In sorrow, or in joy We walk this darkness side by side Though the vastness of the void Can make us feel we are alone at times But the voices that ring out And the messages they carry Cut sublimely through the emptiness A hand to help us rise above A friend to drive us onward A comfort from one lost soul to another As well as to ourselves As we all continue to find our way Through this weary, yet beautiful world In each other, we find ourselves And in ourselves, as in each other We find our way through the darkness For we are the light that shines And together, we can chase away the night So, to all of the poets who raise their voices For others to hear, as to hear for themselves It is truly an honor to fight by your side As we battle the shadows that lust for control And we each find our own understanding Making the world a little more beautiful One poem at a time You are part of the beauty of the world to me I thank you all