{"id":703,"date":"2026-03-31T20:59:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tnf.ola.mybluehost.me\/rw\/2026-spring\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2026-04-25T22:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T22:36:56","slug":"fight-against-the-darkness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/societyforritualarts.com\/rw\/2026-spring\/fight-against-the-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight against the darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n  .authorBio {\n    background-color: rgb(22 58 81 \/ 69%);\n    border-radius: 64px;\n    padding: 32px;\n  }\n .authorBio, .authorBio a {\n    color: #aebab8;\n  }\n  .imageRight {\n    aspect-ratio: auto;\n    float: right;\n    margin-left: 32px;\n    max-width: 480px;\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n  h1 {\n    margin-block-start: 2em;\n    margin-block-end: 1.25em;\n  }\n  h2:first-child {\n    margin-block-end: .25em;\n  }\n  h2:nth-child(2) {\n    margin-block-start: .25em;\n  }\n  @media (max-width: 860px) {\n    .imageRight {\n       display: block;\n       float: unset;\n       margin: 0 0 32px 0;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t    <section class=\"backNext\">\n\t      <h4><a href=\"https:\/\/societyforritualarts.com\/coreopsis\/\">Back to Journals<br> Home<\/a><\/h4>\n\t      <h4><a href=\"\/rw\/2026-spring\/kampfe-gegen-die-dunkelheit\/\">Next Wonderous<br> Poem<\/a><\/h4>\n\t    <\/section>\n\t    <h4>Poetry<\/h4>\n\t\t<main class=\"poem\">\n\t\t\t<h2>By Andrea Tillmanns<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<h2>Illustrated by  Joel Bisaillon<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<h1>Fight against the darkness<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"poemText\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"imageRight\" src=\"\/rw\/2026-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joel_Against-the-Dark.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Don\u2019t give up, fight<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>against the darkness,<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>shout at it,<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>drown it out<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>with everything<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>you can offer:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Drum, whistle,<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>sing and make noise,<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>threaten the monster<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>that threatens your sun \u2013<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t<p>and maybe it will return.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Hope quietly, hope<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>that the monster<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>will spare it,<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t\t<p>and wait for<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>the new morning<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>in the middle<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>of your<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t<\/main>\n\t\t<section class=\"authorBio\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/rw\/2026-spring\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tillmans_Against-the-Dark.jpg\">\n\t\t\t<p>Andrea Tillmanns lives in Germany and works full-time as a university lecturer. 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