🏮 The Lantern’s Heart

🏮 Title: The Lantern’s Heart

In the hush between dusk and dawn,

a single lantern hums softly—

its glow trembling, like breath against the dark.

I walk toward it, through the silence

where shadows whisper of things once loved.

The light wavers, yet never fades—

a pulse of memory, a promise unbroken.

It does not burn to banish night,

but to remind the night it’s seen.

Each flicker says: keep walking,

though your steps are slow, though your heart is tired.

The world may forget your name,

but the lantern remembers your warmth.

Its flame is small,

yet infinite—

a quiet heart that never stops shining.