This Poem was Written by a Moth

I lived in the darkness.

Swam through it like water in the sea.

Blinking eyes so blind that the world became a blur,

And all I said was, "fine by me."

All around me everybody glowed.

Fireflies seemed so full of feeling.

But people said, "oh no, don’t get too close,

Though it may seem appealing ––

You might get burned."

Mom once said, when we hid away

In the inky endless night,

The only way anybody can survive

Is keeping far from the light.

So we sat around, blinking our blind eyes.

And that’s all we ever did . . . ever . .

Knowing everybody dies.

And then . . .

Then I saw you,

Shining so bright.

Like an island on the sea

After a long, stormy night.

You showed me

Everything we could be together ––

Made me feel like I could live forever.

You sparkled enough for the both of us.

A shining beacon of light.

So I touched you . . .

And I died.

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