A Light Shines

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”

― Francis of Assisi

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darkness like a shroud covers the earth

it leaves us stumbling to see

the faces of the poor

it leaves us groping in the dark

for love

lost

it leaves us silent and afraid

cowering

in a corner of the universe

hopeless

and yet

even the smallest point of light

can defeat the darkness

just one word

one act

one touch

one smile

and the shroud is torn

asunder