Overcome: Love Lives Loud ©Dawn Minott |a Dectina Refrain

On By Dawn MinottIn Poetry

What’s Super Bowl gotta do with love?!

Today, millions will watch as two teams battle for supremacy on US football’s biggest stage—the Super Bowl. It’s a contest of strategy, resilience, and sheer willpower, where overcoming the opponent is the ultimate goal. But beyond the field, another battle rages—the fight to overcome the noise, pollution, war, hypocrisy, and fear that permeate our world.

Love cannot simply exist passively in the atmosphere

I was struck by fellow blogger Yassy’s poem that challenged the well known adage “love is in the air” by, in essence asking: or is it?! She does so by painting a stark, unfiltered picture of current reality. A reality where the air seems to be permeating with everything but love. It’s a poignant reminder that love cannot simply exist passively in the atmosphere; it must be cultivated, lived, and made tangible.

I was also struck by a verse from the Bible which happened to be something I read today as well. In a world so aptly described in Yassy’s poem, the Bible offers this antidote: “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21). And other religious texts contain similar message about overcoming evil with good.

Love must rise louder than the chaos

Just as teams fight to outplay their opponents, we are called to outlive, outshine, and outlove the darkness around us. Love must rise louder than the chaos, transforming not just hearts but the very air we breathe.

If love is in the heart, then it must also be in our voices, actions, and presence—overcoming hate, fear, and injustice. Love is not silent. It does not retreat. It sings, shouts, and clears the air.

This reflection inspired my poem, using the #Dectina Refrain form:

Love Lives Loud

Heart
Beating
Love resounds
Drowning out hate
Piercing the darkness
Cutting through hopelessness
Rising beyond warplanes and lies
Spreading joy, light, displacing fear
Truth cleansing air, shifting atmosphere
Heart beating, love resounds, drowning out hate

Heart beating, love resounds, drowning out hate
Truth cleansing air, shifting atmosphere
Spreading joy, light, displacing fear
Rising beyond warplanes and lies
Cutting through hopelessness
Piercing the darkness
Drowning out hate
Love resounds
Beating
Heart

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In creative solidarity, Dee

21 thoughts on “Overcome: Love Lives Loud ©Dawn Minott |a Dectina Refrain”

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    1. You’re very kind, Yassy. You pronounced “more ink to quill” so let’s do it—the pen is powerful, let’s continue to speak truth to power in this online space we occupy. Wishing you a great week ahead filled with love ❤️

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