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Visual interpretation of "The inner spark": Don't let the thing you needed most,; Yet never received,

No. 042

November 10, 2024·9 lines·1 min read

The inner spark

Had you always been bathed in light.

Don't let the thing you needed most, Yet never received, Become the flashlight without which You can no longer journey through darkness. The inner spark would not have flickered to life Had you always been bathed in light.

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