The light fades as the dusk descends
The sun gets off the job
And a small firefly resents
It tells the sun
"Go to hell, I don't care
You think you are the only one that shines
But e'en I got a light that'll take me everywhere"
It comes out of its abode
And lingers outside my window
As if beckoning me to get up and follow
I'm drawn towards its light
Like a moth towards a flame
And before I can even realize
I'm in a strange game
I follow it trying to keep abreast
And it leads me without allowing me any rest
It takes me through streets
Glowing with neon signs
Brings me to a lamp
Burning on a ramshackle shrine
Escorts me to a meandering river
And in its reflection I see a moon and a zillion stars
Leads me into woods lambent with glowing yellow of fireflies
I ask it "why all this exercise?"
It keeps flying and doesn't reply
I cerebrate until I get the answer to my why
And all of a sudden it comes to my mind
That God has sent us a messenger in fireflies
Which tell us "So what if one light goes down
A million others will arise".