25 June 2023

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

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