Register this:

It looks like these lightbulbs shine
Brighter than they seem to.
There's a gleam to them
Not apparent if you're used to their kind
Mercurial changes, harsh conditions,
"No one looks good under fluorescents."
No one looks well enough to see
That there's a light, shining, beyond us,
And, through, us and between us,
Or that it leads, back to somewhere.

Recycle that:

These lightbulbs shine
Brighter
There's a gleam
Not apparent
Mercurial, harsh
No one looks good
No one looks well enough
There's a light beyond us
Through us
It leads back to somewhere

August 8