it is no darker here than there
but lights across lakes
are perfect points of fire
abstract idea of light
while here we only
smudge the features of the night.
the moon is everywhere at once
but lights across lakes
are one place at a time:
over your table, in your tent
your meals and your dreams
doubled by the water
that doubles the sky.
it is no darker here than there
these lights across lakes
are the same campfires, porch lights
tragic blue tv screens
dreaming for those who cannot sleep
the lake gives back
all the light
that we give away.
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