Every pen must dip into the gold,
whatever truth it wishes to elucidate  –
somewhere it must gather light
through which the elements are seen,
the power to propel the story

Every life is understood by light  –
they can’t be seen in any other way.
Then let me judge them true
and let me tell them as they are,
and dip into the gold to share their story.

©Wendy Mulhern
March 25, 2022