The Light

There's always a light in the darkness.

In the darkened depths
of this silent tomb,
light still finds a way.

Illuminates
a single spot
with the light of day.

Within that light,
a young man stands
his back against the wall -

keeping to the light,
Heaven sent,
to guard against his fall.

For the darkness is
cold and sinister,
it creeps in where it can.

And only Light
can conquer the dark
to prevent the fall of man.

About This Poem ▶︎

Written for: "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2025-2026)"  Week 12
Prompt: image of man standing in slice of light that is cutting through darkness
Requirements: Must be 12 lines minimum, no max - no form requirement

18 lines
written in Tercets with rhyming of the final line of each stanza. (AAB, CCB, DDE, FFE)