A Beat of the Heart
Vicious ocean waves
One after another
Beating
Beating the spirit
Endless winter
Fighting sunshine
Freezing the heart
Can any defeat
An eternal night?
What chance can one have
In beating this foe?
The enemy
Discouragement
Dragging victims down
Crushing beliefs
Smothering light
Laughing
Laughing
At all suffering
And yet-
There - look closely
One star in the night
A sparkle of the eye
A beat of the heart
Leading from darkness
To beautiful light
From depths of anguish
To gentle sunshine
a glimmer of hope
Beats deep within all
draws from despair
Making hearts swell
A glorious chance
To stand triumphant
To smile once more.
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