Look:
a spark,
surging through
the dark.
"A flare?"
"Light,"
I'm told,
"Doesn't exist
here."
Look:
Blackness.
The light is fading.
"Bright things do.
It's just how it is."
"Why are you being
so cynical?"
"Would you prefer
a lyrical? I don't know
if I can sing, but I'll give
it a shot."
Look:
darkness.
"What are you looking
at?"
"Nothing now."
"I thought you saw
a light."
"It's gone. There's only
night."
Look:
There it is again,
brighter this time.
It's swinging round
and climbing to the sky.
"Do you see it now?"
"I'm not blind."
"Is that-?"
"Oh my-"
Look:
[silence]
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Titans
Science Fiction"What was it like to witness the creation of the universe?" "Terrifying." When Atara, Merc, Cal and Lilith wake to darkness, they're each more than a little afraid. With no memory of who they were before, and with the universe bursting violently to...
