Leona Lysons

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She is fragile

if she breathes too sharply
or allows someone to touch
she knows

that she can shatter

into a million glistening
pieces

which can pierce

cause damage

to anyone

standing

near

She knows

that shadows
can never be
without light

so candles

from the present
and ones
borrowed

from hopes

to the future
blaze

in every hallway
and entrance
every nook and cranny
to exorcise
shadows

from the past

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