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Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Poetry Sunday

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Crystal Jackson
May 24, 2020
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Poetry Sunday

Photo by Alice Alinari on Unsplash

Follow the darkness
But first light a candle
Then step to the edge of the light
With each step taken
You’ll go in further
It’s best if you try not to fight

Hurts you have suffered
Trauma remembered
Step careful, don’t trip on your tears
Anger you’ve carried 
Love you’ve not gotten
Can crowd in the dark with your fears

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