Dark Heart
Light, bring me light!
It must be nice to call for it
A monarch
Then expect it
If I want light, I’ll have to get it
Not to complain
I have matches that strike on anything
And it’s one payment of my bills
That’s current
And now we have the bulbs
That light and last
That are expensive
That is a promise of investment in
Illumination
As for what’s inside, I’m unsure what to say
We say or see each new idea
As a light
A symbol in a balloon
A cartoon moment without words
Light to curse the darkness
Say the Christophers
Because darkness isn’t always bad
We call them the Dark Ages
We called it the dark continent
Though that was agenda
And racism
The agenda of racism
Belief to form a profit
Over people
Maybe we do better with the heart of darkness
Maybe not
But that is the end of light at the horizon
The entrance of the Congo
And the human being
And who is the main character
If not the continent itself
That without restraint
(another sort of character)
Ruins each of us—
And whose restraint
C L Couch
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, 1899 serially in Blackwood’s Magazine, published (whole) with other stories in 1902
The mission of The Christophers is to encourage people of all ages, and from all walks of life, to use their God-given talents to make a positive difference in the world. The mission is best expressed in The Christophers’ motto: “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.”
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