Jeffery Allen Tobin
Light Through Cracks
In the stillness of an ordinary evening,
a laugh escapes-unexpected, bright.
It lingers in the air,
a note held long and clear.
Around the table, eyes lift,
surprised by the sudden warmth
in a room too long cold.
In this small, shared moment,
a fracture in the grief,
hope whispers—
softly,
insistently:
heal.
Bio
Jeffery Allen Tobin is a political scientist and researcher based in South Florida. His extensive body of work primarily explores U.S. foreign policy, democracy, national security, and migration. Currently affiliated with Florida International University, he contributes to both the academic community and policymaking sphere. He has been writing poetry and prose for more than 30 years.