The Light Before

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Grandma died in childbirth
For a moment,
But she survived

I asked her,
What about the light?
(We living like to know
Some things ahead of time)

The light, like they say,
Is there actually a light?
You know, like a tunnel,
A voice, some kind of calling?

She said,
Well there was something,
But I wouldn’t call it light:

I could hear this baby crying
In a house as pitch as night
And just knew that only I
Knew where to find it

~ Brendan Bonsack 2025