Free standing
At this
Point
This singularity
Entire mass
Of universe
Pivoting around
It
Little wonder
Creation
Feels so heavy
So
Much pressing down
Light
Seems so
Less dense
So
More anonymous
Than darkness
Shadows
Carrying greater weight
As stars
Emerge
And are brilliant
And dwindle
And dim
And die
And
While dark
Remains constant between
Unending
Unerring
Unfathomable
Lurking around
Edges of light
Biding its time
Swallowing time
Taking time
To
Time out
Dark eons
Prove longer
Than
Light years
Shades
Being insurgent
Vanguard
Positively charged
With breaching
Negative defences
Slyly opening
Portals
Rushed by full-force
Of darkness
Rampant
Overwhelming
Light defences
Then
When last eye closes
Vision
Will be vanquished
Banished
From blind realms
In perpetuity
So
This moment
This
Pinprick of brilliance
This singular
Happenstance
Must be seen
Be treasured
As a gem
Without price
As a pearl
Is dull
As the moon
Beyond illumination
Dave Alton
