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You are the Light
It is born out of pain,
it shines when your soul gets bruised,
it lies hidden within,
it needs torment to break through.

Everyone has bundles of it,
but they don't realise the truth,
it takes years of suffering,
for the strength to emerge true.

You don't know if you have it enough,
to sail through the seas of grief,
but when fate rips away your choices,
it is your might that brings some relief.

It is born out of agony,
it feeds off your turmoil,
the more angst you have endured,
the stronger you'll be able to recoil.

You need to be unmade first,
before you can be forged stronger,
you must be broken, shattered,
and face destiny's doom longer.

It is then that it shines forth,
pushing away the dark within you,
your strength surprises abruptly,
because it is your fire, pure and true.

So keep your faith solid, unhindered
but not on the forces outside,
the universe lies within you,
you are your dormant glimmer of light.

© Ishita Nigam Garg