Light

The door opens

You flip the switch

 

Thousands, Millions of fluorescent bodies

They are running

 

They are running as fast as their microscopic legs can take them

They fill the room, giving light

 

They dance down your shoulders

They provide sight

 

They provide life

They wipe away your tears

 

They disintegrate the sorrow

The lights dim and the loudness, the happiness quiets

 

The roars become whispers

The switch goes off

 

They run away

All of them

 

The darkness returns

Along with your sorrow

 

Your regret returns

And so do the tears

Reviews

[Wren]

A lovely little poem that shows how the light can banish fears and how we should always follow it:) very nicely written!

[Seshat Nidaba]

This felt pretty original on the face of it, the light darkness duality was witty and entertaining. And for the strangest reason, all I could think of while reading this were fireflies.