Spirit Lantern

i saw last night, as in a dream,
a light shining in the darkness
illuminating nothing
yet ever present in its cold glow
and i thought 'here is the light
i have sought my whole life,
the glow i may bask in
for eternity'
so i followed
never gaining, never falling back
until at last i stood
at the brink, the unknown depth daunting,
mocking blank cadaver eyes
penetrate my mind with dreams of death
but the light beckons me
irresistibly and
stepping from the edge
i follow ...