The Illuminating Spark: Never Give Up

A poem for a loved one.

(Image description: A photo of a pair of hands holding up a sketchbook. The arms are covered by blue, denim sleeves. The watercolor sketch is of three, winged dragons flying over tall mountains in tones of blue and black. Gray mountains are behind it, covered by green grass and a building. The sky is overcast.) Credit: Photo by Ali Müftüoğulları on Unsplash

Never Give Up

Your lessons

of persevering,

in spite of stacked odds,

showed itself in the simplest of acts.

Moments of growth

are how I learned from you.

Breaking of chains from patterns long ingrained,

tying of shoelaces,

conquered math problems,

all these feats showed me how to move forward.

Some great and some small,

they all taught me to soar,

with the strength of a dragon’s wings.