Inevitable Light

Photo by Michael Niessl on Unsplash

A Poem by Joel Adcock

I’ve known this shadow too long.
It is familiar.
Like the cold in these bones,
and the bitter on my tongue.
But it is not eternal.
I was not meant to be
betrothed to the bleak.
This divorce is ordained.
Darkness is defined.
It is an absence itself.
Bound to the orbit of My Beloved.
Even life’s longest night,
is a slave.
Subject to the dawn.
Compliant to the coming light.
It cannot overcome His Life.
He is inevitable.

Joel is an avid poet and digital creator who writes in a devotional tone that connects to people’s curiosities about God.  He recently started Written Within Co. as a digital catalog and a community for those who value meaningful language in their walk with God.  Born and raised in small-town Kentucky, he enjoys running, writing music, a homely cup of coffee, and watching nerdy documentaries.