Hold the Light - Rowan Thorne

There's a silence in the hallway. Where the laughter used to live. Now the echoes

feel like heartbeats of the love we used to give. I saw a

stranger on the corner with a story in her eyes. She said,

"Hope is just a whisper, but it's louder when we try." Hold the light

when the night is falling. Be the hand when the world feels cold.

We are stars in the dark still burning. Even broken hearts can glow.

There's a child beneath the window drawing dreams upon the glass. He believes in

skies that open, even when the storm won't pass. So I walk beside the quiet