Ignite.

LET THERE ALWAYS BE LIGHT

(Searching for Dark Matter)

For this we go out dark nights, searching

For the dimmest stars,

For signs of unseen things:

To weigh us down

To stop the universe

From rushing on and on

Into its own beyond

Till it exhausts itself and lies down cold,

Its last star going out. 

Whatever they turn out to be,

Let there be swarms of them,

Enough for immortality,

Always a star where we can warm ourselves.

Let there be enough to bring back

From its own edges,

To bring us all so close that we ignite

The bright spark of resurrection.

Rebecca Elson