A Hopeless Chase

In my view I saw a light

Wondrously this light allowed me to follow it

As I possessed for it a great admiration

For what seemed like an eternity

I ran towards this light

endlessly endeavoring to reach it

so that I might touch upon its great warmth

Forgetting all beings in my surrounding

I never reverted from this obscure light

and in this following there was fear

fear that the light may go out

Soon enough I had almost caught up

I was so close to this light

so close that it nearly blinded me

I turned away for a short time

In this time I regained sight 

to turn back watching as my light shattered

Fracturing into small fragments

I could do nothing but watch

wishing as though I never reverted my eyes

When I found that the light had gone from my sight

I wondered in that brief moment

was it not I who was the light to always shatter?