“why? why so bright?”

it was an exclamation,
a shout of fearful shock
to his spotlight friend

“so bright as to shear away
my self-same soul
you stride as burning phosphor
and blaze away till i lose everything”

“i live in sunlight all my days”

was simple said response

“ahh, such sense
you have become
that which you swim in
and cast no shadow 
but sail as through life
a living apocalypse”