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For Suzette Richards' " Contest "Never Say Never". Dated  September 19, 2026

Never Say Never


If you are struck by the thunder of torment, 
the lightning lancet of distress shears your heart, 
nonchalant you may resolve relaxed to never cry.

Solace sprouting from the compassion of someone dear,
bearing your load of anguish,
may melt the mists of your mind, sworn to never dissolve, 
surge at unexpected touch  
and flow silently in the torrents of tears,
underscore never say never recognizes life’s fluidity 
in the rational refusal to fold future in finality.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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