The Light Comes First...

The way the light hits it
makes the resulting image
explode into view
The way the night fits it
makes the remaining visage
expose its own view
The way the darkness shines
makes these shadows glow
in the wake
The way that it pines
makes these very shadows
tremble and shake

The light comes first
then the dark
They both seem to burst
both leaving their mark

The way the wind passes
makes the rest of things
seem to drift away
The way the mind lapses
makes all these things
impossible to say
The way time elapses
makes it all fade-out
so fast
The way this life collapses
makes it all seem
like one lost past

The way the memories hold it
make these moments seem
like they can last
The moment passes first
then the remnants of some thought
The way the dust will cover it
make things seem
like they aren't there
The way the markers place it
make the eyes lost
to the vacancy they stare

The light comes first
then the dark
They both seem to burst
both leaving their mark