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Okay Prosers, this challenge is very close to my heart. I was talking to one of my dear friends the other day who is blind. She never complains about it and is always laughing and a ray of sunshine but on this day she confessed that she was feeling down. "It's just darkness all the time," she said. Said it twice. Her words cut me to the core. I wanted to say something, anything by way of empathy, but mostly I wanted to paint her sight back somehow. Calling all painters, poets, and word magician

Everlasting

It's just darkness all the time,

It's just darkness all the time,

Find a reason or a rhyme,

But no, it's darkness all the time,

Do you remember red?

it coats my nails,

feeling smooth,

but texture pales,

with gaudy color,

covered scales.

It must be strange to see no one but to have everyone see you.

It's just darkness all the time,

It's just darkness all the time,

Find a reason or a rhyme,

But no, it's darkness all the time,

Do you remember light?

it comes with day,

scares the goons,

and thugs away,

but at the end,

heat will stay,

How often do you forget that others inhabit the space around you?

It's just darkness all the time,

It's just darkness all the time,

Find a reason or a rhyme,

But no, it's darkness all the time,

Do you remember line?

it defines the truth,

complex when old,

simple in youth,

and still it seems,

to be uncouth, 

It's not fair.

But know that though the dark remains,

Feeling, heat, and truth maintains. 

Note from the author: I hope this helps

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