Illumination

Illumination





I cower in the darkness yet you found me with your light.
Its warmth reveals my heart. You astound me with your light.

I reach out to embrace you; I'm prevented - you or me?
Still, I feel your presence. You surround me with your light.

Like a shadow on the wall, I can see but cannot know
what chases me from darkness. You hound me with your light.

I contemplate what I have known, no revelation comes.
I close my eyes but you remain. You confound me with your light.

I turn away. I cannot stay. I try to leave your presence.
I find I've lost my freedom. You have bound me with your light.

Come night, I hunt the moon; in the darkness it is bright,
reminding me that you are all around me with your light.


An entry for Round 62 of "Invalid Item" 
Prompt: Image
Form: The Ghazal is composed of a minimum of five couplets—and typically no more than fifteen—that are structurally, thematically, and emotionally autonomous (each couplet is an independent poem). While no meter is specified, each line should be of similar length. The Ghazal has a refrain of one to three words that repeat, and an inline rhyme that precedes the refrain. Lines 1 and 2, then every second line has this refrain and inline rhyme, and the last couplet should refer to the author's pen-name. The rhyming scheme is AA bA cA dA eA etc.