Fluorophore

Humans have a chemical in them

That causes bioluminescence.

Yet it's too dim for the human eyes

To see

Maybe that's why,

We try and shine from the inside to the

outside

Maybe that's why,

We can't seem to be content sitting in

the dark,

Maybe that's why

We flood our cities with light and keep

the demons:

At bay, but it makes our inner light less

brilliant

To behold. Outer light detracts from

introspection and

Yet serves as a beacon, a gathering of

human complexity,

A new light of its own. Together they

obscure

The depravity of humanity to eliminate

despair.