#lightinthedark
I was hollow
Like a rotten tree
Cut up on the inside
A broken melody
It felt like my death was decided
The final bang of the gavel
darkness creeping in my heart
Sending me to the gallows
Then one day an ember sparked
A light began to glow
It fought against the creeping rot
And joy began to show
My future was mine again
Shining and brilliant
Waiting for my embrace
The hope that I did grant
Apr 24
Apr 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM UTC
A Candle of Hope and Unity
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light a candle…
for the ones alone
in quiet rooms
where no one calls
for the homeless
searching for warmth
for the ill…
fighting battles
unseen
let it glow…
for the sorrow
never spoken
for the drifting souls
lost between places
for the children
finding their way
for beginnings…
and endings
held in the same breath
for families
bound together
for courage
standing in uniform
for friendship…
that holds us steady
for strangers
passing by
unknown
yet the same
as us
light one…
for the hearts
still healing
for love
not yet lost
and one…
for yourself
for the weight
you carry
for the strength
you forget you have
and maybe…
one for me
let them burn
small flames
against the dark
together…
lighting a path
we can all follow
Mar 30
Mar 30, 2026 at 6:30 AM UTC
they say
you are nothing,
a shadow fading away,
unseen, unheard,
lost in the noise.
you are insignificant.
but they are liars
you are everything.
a light that shines bright,
seen, heard,
found in the quiet.
you are significant.
Apr 25, 2025
Apr 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM UTC
In whispered breaths and silent nights,
We lift our hearts to distant skies,
Where hope and solace intertwine,
In the quiet, faith aligns.
We pray for peace in fractured lands,
For healing where the sorrow stands,
For strength in hearts that feel alone,
And courage where the seeds are sown.
We pray for wisdom's gentle light,
To guide us through the darkest night,
For compassion’s tender touch,
To mend the wounds, to heal so much.
We pray for dreams that rise above,
For every soul to find its love,
For understanding's gentle grace,
To bridge the chasms we embrace.
In every prayer, a silent plea,
For unity and harmony,
As hands unite and spirits blend,
We pray for hope that will not end.
So in each moment, small or grand,
We seek the strength to understand,
In prayer, we find a common ground,
A way to lift, a way to bound.
We pray for dawns that bring new light,
For futures bright and free from blight,
And in our hopes, so soft, we say,
Together, we find a way.
Sep 12, 2024
Sep 12, 2024 at 11:12 PM UTC
when I think about you
I hold you close and place you
around my neck like a necklace.
somewhere where I know that you're safe.
somewhere that I don't have to question.
your lips a pendant to the charms
that bang against my chest if I were to run.
the chain of your arms looped around my neck.
not to bind, or to keep stagnant.
to take in the sights, to breathe as one,
just as the planets that clasp together,
dangling from the universe's neck.
and
how the stars gleam and radiate.
bouncing and filling the empty gaps of space.
astronauts know this for a fact.
nestled in the comfort of their ships, sailing the sky.
clutching their keepsakes.
thinking about the love they've left back home.
although I am far from an astronaut.
you guide me through some of my darkest times.
when I think about you
I hold you close and place you
around my neck like a necklace.
if ever I am lost, you center me
Jul 9, 2024
Jul 9, 2024 at 5:10 PM UTC
I close my eyes
Find myself alone with thought
What is thought?
What is what?
What is?
In the moment of silence
We experienced everything
A second for one
A lifetime for another
Moving between hot and cold
The cold darkness of nothing
The burning embers of creation
Bubbles pop in and out of existence
The abyss sits waiting for us to come home
The cold and heat disappear as equilibrium sets in
Entropy takes over and we become one
Apr 11, 2021
Apr 11, 2021 at 12:16 AM UTC
Last night I had a dream
I dreamt that I set sail on an ocean that I couldn't tell where the sky began and it ended.
Everything was so dark; The sound of the water crashing against the hull.
Beading against the deck
I knew I was no longer was in the same dream
Searching for the same light that lulled me to sleep
Soft shadows against the wall
Eyes now closed searching for that same light
Then it happened
I saw a light come out of seemingly nowhere
Spread wide growing narrow the closer I got
She was my light in the dark
Oct 3, 2016
Oct 3, 2016 at 5:37 PM UTC