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| "Aegean Sun" / © Micki Findlay |
SHINE ANYWAY
As you look around you
your heart sinks in despair
you’re wondering if it’s worth it
to keep fighting for what’s right
when the world feels like a fist
closing tight around your throat
as lies dress up as truth
screaming loud and doubling-down
while your voice sounds like a trickle
and your light seems much too small
Shine anyway
A spark can set the world ablaze
a single star can guide the way
you’re not weak for feeling weary
you’re not broken for needing rest
but don’t let those who lost their light
convince you to dim yours
Shine anyway
Your light is inconvenient
an intrusion to their comfort
stabbing holes in their beliefs
confronting their denial
but don’t swallow your fire
your light is not dependent
on someone else’s approval
Shine anyway
As the world flips upside down
where wrong is sold as right
where cruelty is celebrated
by those who claim redemption
while their rotting souls are nothing more
than empty, white-washed tombs
Shine anyway.
Silence is not peace
shrinking is not safety
your gut will ache and sour
with the weight of unsaid things
if your light makes them blind
if your truth shakes their resolve
if you’re the only one
Shine anyway
I know you’re tired, dear one
rest but don’t give up
don’t let the dark engulf you
steal your stubborn, radiant hope
others need your spark
those who have no voice
those who’ve lost their way
pushed down, despised, silenced
the ones they threw away
they’re counting on your light
as they cry out from the abyss
Shine Anyway
So don’t dim – don’t fold – don’t apologize
burn loud – burn bright – burn like hell
while those uncaring, cross-bearing
red-cap-wearing demons
choke on the smoke you leave behind
© 2025 Micki Findlay
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| Micki Findlay |
Vancouver Island author, Micki Findlay, has been published in various anthologies, poetry books and magazines. She believes that by sharing her personal story through poetry and prose, others might find encouragement, recognize their self-worth, and realize they are not alone in their struggles.
Website: www.mickifindlaywrites.com
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