Your poem fits the requirements of this form. I checked and had to double-check because I missed a syllable or two somewhere. I didn't understand the ending . Your word choices worked well together and flowed smoothly.

I noticed you used [other] as a genre. For readers to more easily find your poem, you should consider using another genre category. [Emotional] would work because words and poem stories evoke emotions.

The word [persists] for me seems to not exactly show the light properly because I feel there is more to this light.
resolute:
[admirably purposeful], determined, and unwavering

This seems much stronger and honors her more in my mind and heart:
Her light
is resolute

her light is, her persistence is, her friendship and life are stronger, at least it seems to be this way to me according to what you are sharing through your words.

Thank you for writing and for sharing your word art with me and WdC members.

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