once upon a time
begins with good and evil.
there is always a villain,
and there exist heroes to defeat them.
there are times the villains
are hard to tell apart
from the rest
and there are times
those we perceive to be wrong-doers
are insightful creatures,
viewing the world from another perspective.
darkness soothes
it hides your weaknesses
and insecurities.
light repels the dark
it brings comfort and joy.
it is warm like the sun,
but burns in excess.
they coexist
a candle of hope dwells within us,
among our fears and traumas.
night is as important as day
pain needs an outlet as much as joy
but overcoming cloudy days,
requires the strength of a thousand suns.
they burn from within
light wielders walk among us
and when touched by them,
we become wielders of light too.
Author: Suditi Mukadam
Editor: Siddhansh Agarwal