I wouldn't have recognized it if I'd tried;
a little light in the eye of a starry tempest.
So many miles away,
but bright enough to burn my pale skin.

I couldn't help but reach for it,
my fingers sizzling with each crossing inch,
but this awakening told me--
I couldn't pull away.
I'd never known such clarity.

And as blazing revelation
stripped me of my ignorance and inhibitions,
I stood cured of clouded propaganda.

As my heart burned, the misconception
crumbled like ash to my feet,
and for a moment I was in Nirvana
before I went up in flames.

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