String of Lights

A blighted

place

beatified

by strings

of tiny

fiery lights

each with an essential right

to tell

the story

of the spark

that travelled

from its start

in darkness

along

a tangled

wiry route

to mark

all the important parts

of the plot

until the last

of the lamps

is warmed

for the one

and the many

to behold

and the neighbors

who try in vain to seem alone

and to remain
cold