Broken Crayons, Still Glowing Poem by Henrietta Ezegbe

Broken Crayons, Still Glowing

Cracks, once thought of as failures,
small ruins in the shape of a life,
carried in shame, hidden from sight,
unaware that dawn was waiting.
Then morning found them
and learned how to enter.

Light never asks for perfection;
it simply searches for openings.
Sometimes a soul survives
by breaking just enough to glow.

Indeed, broken crayons still color.
Light will shine through, it always finds a way.

Thursday, December 25, 2025
Topic(s) of this poem: broken,colors,survival,dawn,light
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This poem was inspired by the idea that our brokenness is not a flaw, but a pathway for light to enter. Life often leaves us fractured in ways we try to hide, yet it is in those very cracks that resilience, hope, and beauty emerge. "Broken Crayons, Still Glowing" is a reminder that imperfections do not diminish us—they allow us to shine in ways we never imagined.
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