When 98% of you is trapped in darkness
You feel lonely, bad
You’re all alone.
But there’s a light that never goes out.
That’s the other 2%:
The light in your soul.
And then you have a family, friends, people you care about
to pull you out.
– Kyle Miller
From the 2008 WritersCorps book “Most Anticipated” at Downtown High School
Poem of the Month: July 2008
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