Lasting Power
On power that sustains without harm
Today marks the International Day of Clean Energy - a day not just about energy policies or fossil fuels, but power that LASTS.
That doesn't deplete. That doesn't scorch.
About how power systems (literal and otherwise), should be designed to last beyond their tenure.
Power that remains scaffolds, not harms.
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Power
Responsibility that lingers
Way beyond its tenure
Does not speak
Just seems.
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Refreshed
No fodder
Does not scorch the ground
It walks
Safe space.
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The lamp still glows
When dawn breaks
The heat does not scorch -
just warms.
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Roaring flames soften
The brightness lowers.
True power resides,
Not lives.
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Power
Scaffolds with its strength
Stays without drain
Or harm.
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Lasts.
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Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (3)
I enjoyed the repetition and the variation in the form. I'm also always a fan of poems that convey powerful messages with simple language. Well done!
The repetition of gentleness throughout gives the piece cohesion and clarity. It reads like a quiet manifesto for systems and people alike. Simple language carrying a thoughtful weight.
This was so beautiful and empowering. Loved your poem!