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Ode to Endurance



When darkness closes in
a bit too much
When it takes a step but doesn’t leave
I can join it, and it tells me
“You are not welcome in this world.”
When I notice it
a wave of joy washes over me.

I am still here.
It happens now way easier than before,
after a short delay.

I have never seen the light between leafs more clearly,
even hear them talk.

I had to suffer a lot, taken it in
but here I am
Still alive
and being a bit more of what I’ve always longed for.