darkness reigns
unworthiness shames me
I hide among the shadows cold
ostracized
my only protection
is silent invisibility
spark ignites
hope and love surprise me
writing me a new biography
I step forth
boldness overcomes fear
I embrace the light, defeating dark
©ARHuelsenbeck
About Andrea R Huelsenbeck
Andrea R Huelsenbeck is a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a former elementary general music teacher. A freelance writer in the 1990s, her nonfiction articles and book reviews appeared in Raising Arizona Kids, Christian Library Journal, and other publications. She is currently working on a middle grades novel and a poetry collection.
Victory! Lovely poem, Andrea.
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