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FLASHLIGHT

December 20, 2018 by szachik@pvs.org 3 Comments

By Leo Milmet

in the dark

i see the light.

you.

you’re the light.

you’re my flashlight

in the constant power outage of life.

sometimes the light you shine is white and bright, and

almost appears to

restore the power.

other times it’s just a glimmer of light,

no larger than a rosebud,

a soft petal of light

with a narrow focus, and not much flood.

that’s okay.

i don’t trip and fall in the dark, and i know that’s

got something to do with you.

Editor: Luke Langlois

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: FLASHLIGHT, Leo Milmet

Comments

  1. Christopher Griffin says

    December 20, 2018 at 10:20 pm

    A beautiful, touching, profound piece.

    Reply
  2. kenny sarkis says

    December 21, 2018 at 8:49 am

    “I don’t trip and fall in the dark and i know that’s
    got something to do with you”….

    a poignantly simple expression of Great Love

    Reply
  3. Wilton D Zuniga says

    December 26, 2018 at 12:47 am

    I gotta say, this is pretty good, i guess I think the poem’s flashLIT.

    Reply

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