What a beautiful poem, Eric. I also believe that even though darkness threatens to engulf everything, we must never let our light go out. And as much as we can—just as a match can light a candle, and that candle can in turn light a thousand more—so too should we do with our light: light the way for others. Carry it with us. Be portable generators of light, luminous seeds that create, that awaken, that inspire. Never stop being that flame that inspires, Eric. Hugs