We're all as dead, 
as burned out, 
as the stars that shine 
above our heads. 
We may shine as bright 
and as blinding 
as the sun 
before we die. 
Yet mere points are, 
in time and in space, 
and the sum of all of us 
is not enough 
to illuminate the darkness, 
the ever-growing darkness. 
Hide. From our past mistakes 
Hide.From the night sky 
Burn yourself to illuminate the night 
Feeling nearly human, but not quite 
Dig down deeper to escape the day 
Drown yourself in soil, let the sky fade away. 
Not all shall die 
and cease to shine 
before their light 
has reached our eyes. 
But the night sky glows 
with faded echoes 
from long ago 
weary from their journeys. 
And so to shall we, 
in time and in space, 
traverse infinity 
merely hoping 
to illuminate the darkness, 
the ever-growing darkness