I Will Not Let My Heart Grow Dim

I will not let my heart grow dim with discouragement.

The light that sinks like a sunrise in reverse,

Encompassing all in the ennui of a blackened moon.

I will arise. I will get up soon.

I will not let my heart grow dim with discouragement.

The fierce puffing of breath that comes with a warrior’s stride.

He waves his sword and fights the tide of his foes.

I will emerge from shadows and woes.

By Samantha Lindholm
March 20, 2012