strain your eyes
hard enough
and you will learn what is perfect
dampen them with fatigue
and it will be easy to make
diamonds from the night’s coal
the facets will glint through tears
and halos will form around
headlights
the world becomes more precious
as you become
more tired of it
the moments that will stand out in the dark
will stand out precisely because
you have come so far
and still have far to go
Dark Matter 