Artificial Light - Feb 26 2023

Artificial Light

Feb 26 2023

Artificial light.

As if photons

weren't all the same.

As if light had to cross space

to be authentic,

full spectrum or not.

The bulb that's been on

without burning out

since 1901.

The stark fluorescents

that flicker and buzz.

The harsh blue light

of semiconductors.

Light

that abolished night

and sabotaged sleep.

The light

that turned the world monochrome.

The light

that slammed shut the window

on starry skies.

So we no longer look up.

Feel that only we

inhabit the universe.

Too afraid of the dark

to stray

very far from it.