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topic: a single bare light fixture

by Lindsay Sanders

pitch dark, and i trip
falling in the dim corner
with nothing to clasp on to;
not a sight to be seen
because the caliginous
room that i attempt to leave
continues to trap me inside.
reaching out, endeavoring
to see anything, searching
for even a slight shade to
counteract the utter obscurity
of the dark, my fingers find
something cold. grasping
wildly to the chain i pull
with ferocity; effulgent
incandescence strikes blue
irises with a sharp stab of pain.
swiftly shut, my eyes find refuge
in the dark, so quickly jerked
away by a single bare light fixture.

10/23/2003

Author's Note: Topic challenge from Joe Chiles.

Posted on 10/23/2003
Copyright © 2024 Lindsay Sanders

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Ashok Sharda on 10/24/03 at 02:38 AM

Light is what one has to respond to. Darkness is what is, the absence of the light. The title is suggestive and the matter justifies the central idea.

Posted by Cole Miller on 10/26/03 at 11:11 PM

i was going to say impressive, but so many others already have... mesmerizing... quite.

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