Darkest Light
- 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