in the darkness

i feel like a crushed seed, 

   buried dark, deep in the Earth. 

    dry, hard, crusted over. 

yet

   down beneath, 

     there's a tiny spark of life 

      in my core. 

so i am pushing, 

   i’m trying. 

i’m trying to force life 

   to burst the shell and reach up, 

    out of the earth, to reach the air, 

     the sun, the sky, 

       the stars.

there’s more space in this universe 

   than substance, 

at least that we can see. 

and so… if 

   you're near some of that substance, 

    touch it, hold it, embrace it. 

Because it's just a flash of light Iin the darkness.

~csr