Fireflies

Jesus lying in his mother’s arms
Is a photon released from a dying star
We move through the forest at night
The sky is full of momentary light
And everything we need is just too far

We are photons released from a dying star
We are fireflies a child has trapped in a jar
And everything is as distant as the stars
I am here and you are where you are

We have lived a long time here in the forest
We lie beneath the heaps of leaves
We are partial to this partial light
We cannot sleep and fear our dreams

There is no order here
Nothing can be planned
We are fireflies trapped in a little boy’s hand
And everything is as distant as the stars
And I am here and you are where you are

We lie among our atoms and I speak to you of things
And hope sometimes that maybe you will understand
There is no order here and there is no middle ground
And nothing can be predicted and nothing can be planned

A star is just the memory of a star
We are fireflies pulsing dimly in the dark
We are here and you are where you are
We are here and you are where you are