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Why is A Lantern
If you understand the why,
you can bear any how-
that's what we were once told,
but it feels even truer
when life presses hard
into the soft part of your world.
A why is a lantern.
It doesn't erase the dark,
but it gives your hands
a steady light to hold on to
while you walk through it.
A why is a name you whisper
when the road turns rough,
a reason that steadies your breath
when the world asks more of you
than you thought you had.
