THE SPOTLIGHT
THE SPOTLIGHT II
She steps freely through shadow,
unafraid of its length.
She has watched others wait,
and so she trusts the process
without knowing its weight.
The spotlight bends toward her gently,
already recognizing its future.
Her light is not yet burdened
by disappointment or delay but
only possibility.
When the beam finally settles,
it will not announce a beginning,
but confirm what was always true:
the glow was inevitable.