Before It Shines

What substance

does a soul have

that has no relation to others?

no compassionate relationship

with another?

What star has light

that burns away

alone

in infinite darkness?

What tree grows leaves

and flowers

in perpetual darkness?

Those who worship

in the Temple of 

The Speed of Light

do not know the light

of the soul

that is known

by another soul

even before it shines