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Darkest Light

  • Writer: Paul D. Wilke
    Paul D. Wilke
  • May 21
  • 1 min read

Updated: 4 days ago




People say democracy dies in darkness.

But what if it drowns in light instead?

A blinding cacophony of white noise

burning every shadow bright until

reality unravels into

darkness:

a shining,

simmering,

comforting,

darkness,

again.












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Paul D. Wilke

Dry Grove, Illinois

May 2025

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