Darkness holds light

Gates of my mind shut itself down,

At the first failure it met,

I cribbed, I cried,

I ranted, I rued,

I despaired, I dreaded,

I lost when,

I accepted defeat without nudging myself to try.

I broke boundaries when,

I shrugged myself away from shackles of shiver engulfing,

Darkness holds itself dear, only to let light shine through,

Not to defeat you.

You are the light, you shall shine through.

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Acknowledgements :- Thank you Reena Saxena for hosting Reena’s Exploration Challenge #170. Thank you Sadje for hosting What do you see challenge #67. Thank you both for these lovely inspiring prompts. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.