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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Oxford Emory chapter.

They say that you are the light,

the brilliance at daybreak.

Your luster cloaks the cloudless sky,

wherever, whenever,

to the places you go,

the people you meet, and 

lingers. 

 

They say that you are the star,

the Northern light at dusk. 

Your heat illuminates the ethereal night, 

whenever, wherever,

to the places you leave,

the people you left, and 

blazes. 

 

They say that I am the dark,

the eclipse at noon. 

My shadow haunts the distant sky,

whenever, wherever,

to the places I pass, 

the people I see, and

lurks. 

 

They say that I am the void,

the rift at dawn. 

My iniquity spoils the starry night, 

wherever, whenever,

to the places I stay,

the people I touch, and

mars. 

 

They say that you are the light and I am the dark.

You are the light, my 

light, and

I know that I am the dark. 

 

But please let my darkness seep through your light,

to paint your backdrop,

even if we may never intertwine,

 

because 

 

what is the dark without the light, or the light without dark.

Jackie Doctor

Oxford Emory

My name is Jackie Doctor, and I'm a sophomore at the Oxford College of Emory University. I'm an Anthropology and Biology major on a pre-med track. I'm interested in pursuing a profession in Allied Health. I'm a huge fan of Game of Thrones, Parks and Rec, and Bob's Burgers, and I read, write, and play the ukelele in my spare time.