Turn off your lights

by CD Richards

The stars shine proudly in the sky;
turn off your lights.
Is that a comet sailing by?
This neon bites.
Do not deny my right to reap
the treasures of the heavens deep.
For love of crisp, clear, crystal nights
turn off your lights.

The loss of darkness makes me cry—
gives me the shites.
Each nebula I bid goodbye
my wrath ignites.
Your wicked incandescent glare
obscures my view, but do you care?
Restore my wondrous dark sky sights;
turn off your lights.

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Turn off your lights

by CD Richards

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