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In the years full of sorrows

They held on to the

Joys,

From the years when the

Smiles were more frequent than

Oys.

In the years where

Frustration

Overtook hope or

Peace,

They held on to conviction

That life can evil

Resist.

In the years where the wrong

Bloomed in hate

Unconcealed,

They held on to the truth,

So harm may be

Revealed.

In the years where they saw

Order crumble,

 Laws evade,

They held on and remembered:

Hope finds way,

Light’s ahead.

For Linda Hill’s SoCS prompt: year