Ray of Light

Something I wrote when I was feeling upset and want an opinion on it, hope someone enjoys it!

A ray of hope, why is it a ray?
Why does it only shine on a single point?
Is it selfish, willing only to share so little?
Or trapped by darkness, does it not move, completely brittle?
Is the ray, the hope that cuts through the dark?
Or was the ray once everything, now shrouded by despair?
Dare I say, the ray is hope
Dare I say, it should shine on all
Dare I say, that is it's downfall
Dare I say, it took far too many in it's scope
That too many who felt it's glow
Believed that was what the ray owe
Then gave too much
Hence as such
No longer could all feel it's touch
And I do dare say,
The lonely ray I feel shine on me
Means nothing more than it means to me
Because the rays that shine on us
Only shine within ourselves

Author's Note

Please be as harsh and honest as you can, I just want an honest opinion of how this is out of curiosity.

Reviews

[Solar]

Quite an original way of looking at a ray as 'selfish' as opposed to 'focussed'.

'Shrouded by despair' 'trapped by darkness' is provides a new light on the image of the ray.

And the last lines are a reminder that the meaning given to anything comes from within.