Words to Remember

 

In every difficult situation there will be two things that endure.

Grief and love.

Darkness and light.

Despair and hope.

They will oppose each other in a seemingly constant battle to come out on top, and where one will be gentle and quiet, the other will be loud and rough.

But remember that when you feel overwhelmed by grief

or swallowed by darkness

or swamped by despair...

they do not define you.

Because their opposites are enduring too.

The love is persevering,

the light is growing and

the hope is holding on.

No, you are not the darkness and despair that threaten to break you.

You are the love and the light and the hope.

And just as the spring returns after winter and the night gives way to day, you can rest, you can rise and you can shine again.

And you will. In your own time.

Yes, you will endure.

And you will make it through.

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Becky Hemsley 2024

Artwork by Oliver Flores

This poem is from, Words to Remember

Source: Becky Hemsley Poetry on Facebook